熱心

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term
熱 心

Etymology [edit]

From 熱 (netsu, “showing intense feeling”) + 心 (shin, “heart”)

Adjectival noun [edit]

熱心 (な-na inflection, hiragana ねっしん, romaji nesshin)

  1. earnest, enthusiastic

Noun [edit]

熱心 (hiragana ねっしん, romaji nesshin)

  1. enthusiasm, zeal, fervor, earnestness

Derived terms [edit]

  • 不熱心 (funesshin): indifference, lack of enthusiasm
  • 研究熱心 (kenkyū nesshin): of inquiring mind, eager to study

Mandarin [edit]

simpl. 热心
trad. 熱心

Adjective [edit]

熱心 (traditional, Pinyin rèxīn, simplified 热心)

  1. enthusiastic

Noun [edit]

熱心 (traditional, Pinyin rèxīn, simplified 热心)

  1. enthusiasm

References [edit]

  • 1997, Jerome P. Keuper, Chinese 1000: Idiomatic and Colloquial Expressions (中国话：习惯用法和口语的表达法) (in English/Mandarin), Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, ISBN 1-57524-006-8:
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