心血

xīnxuè

HSK 7

心血 — xīnxuè

1. heart's blood (literal)

   实验室把取出的心血送去化验。 shíyànshì bǎ qǔchū de xīnxuè sòngqù huàyàn — The laboratory sent the extracted heart's blood for testing.

2. expenditure/inputs (money, resources spent on a project)

   这项工程投入了大量心血和资金。 zhèxiàng gōngchéng tóurù le dàliàng xīnxuè hé zījīn — A great deal of effort and funds were invested in this project.

3. meticulous care; painstaking effort (to put one's heart into something)

   为了准备演出，她付出了很多心血。 wèile zhǔnbèi yǎnchū tā fùchū le hěnduō xīnxuè — She put in a lot of painstaking effort to prepare for the performance.