<p>"感激之心" literally is "the heart that is grateful/appreciated/thankful". And I think it should be kept that way, which is a phrase not a word. Its meaning can be derive from words in the phrase easily. I don't think it should have its own entry.</p>

<p>"恻隐之心" has its own entry, probably because "恻隐" is seldom used alone now. "恻隐之心" has become a set phrase, or a word.</p>

<p>"赤子之心" is different, it means "the heart of ...", and it has its own figurative meaning which is different from that of "赤子". So it got its own entry.</p>

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2020-02-10T10:35:52.790Z
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fefe
<p>Wouldn't that be 感激之情？</p>

<p>小明帮小红修好了她的自行车后，小红对小明充满了感激之情。</p>

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My personal view is that 感激之心 has a wider more general application, whereas 感激之情 is more personal and thus a narrower application。
Wayne Cheah
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<p>In my writing, my teacher suggested I use 感激之心.  I didn't find 感激之心 in <a href="https://cc-cedict.org/wiki/start" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CC-CEDICT</a>, although there is</p>

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  <p>感激 感激 [gan3 ji1] /to be grateful/to appreciate/thankful/</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It seems reasonable to create a definition for it (there are comparable definitions for 恻隐之心 and 赤子之心), and 感激 is a verb whereas 感激之心 is a noun.  It means something like "gratitude" or "appreciation", but let's give this a peer review.</p>

<p>Proposed definition:</p>

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  <p>感激之心 感激之心 [gan3 ji1 zhi1 xin1] /gratitude/appreciation/</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: Is this a suitable CC-CEDICT definition for 感激之心?</p>

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<p>CC-CEDICT definitions are <em>high-quality</em>: they are proofread and edited prior to being added; ideally we can minimize this editorial work.</p>

<p>They have the form</p>

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  <p>[traditional Chinese] [simplified Chinese] [pinyin] [definitions, separated by '/']</p>
</blockquote>

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Are "gratitude" and "appreciation" suitable CC-CEDICT definitions for 感激之心?
# Are "gratitude" and "appreciation" suitable CC-CEDICT definitions for 感激之心?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-02-10)

In my writing, my teacher suggested I use 感激之心. I didn't find 感激之心 in [CC-CEDICT](https://cc-cedict.org/wiki/start), although there is

> 感激 感激 [gan3 ji1] /to be grateful/to appreciate/thankful/

It seems reasonable to create a definition for it (there are comparable definitions for 恻隐之心 and 赤子之心), and 感激 is a verb whereas 感激之心 is a noun. It means something like "gratitude" or "appreciation", but let's give this a peer review.

Proposed definition:

> 感激之心 感激之心 [gan3 ji1 zhi1 xin1] /gratitude/appreciation/

**Question**: Is this a suitable CC-CEDICT definition for 感激之心?

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CC-CEDICT definitions are *high-quality*: they are proofread and edited prior to being added; ideally we can minimize this editorial work.

They have the form

> [traditional Chinese] [simplified Chinese] [pinyin] [definitions, separated by '/']

**Tags:** meaning

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-02-10. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

"感激之心" literally is "the heart that is grateful/appreciated/thankful". And I think it should be kept that way, which is a phrase not a word. Its meaning can be derive from words in the phrase easily. I don't think it should have its own entry.

"恻隐之心" has its own entry, probably because "恻隐" is seldom used alone now. "恻隐之心" has become a set phrase, or a word.

"赤子之心" is different, it means "the heart of ...", and it has its own figurative meaning which is different from that of "赤子". So it got its own entry.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-02-10. Score: 0

Wouldn't that be 感激之情？

小明帮小红修好了她的自行车后，小红对小明充满了感激之情。

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: My personal view is that 感激之心 has a wider more general application, whereas 感激之情 is more personal and thus a narrower application。  

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