心心相印
xīn xīn xiāng yìn
two hearts in perfect accord; of one mind
Character by character
心xīn
heart
heart
心xīn
heart
heart
相xiāng
each other
each other
印yìn
seal
seal
Example
这对情侣一个在国内，一个在国外，一年见不了几次面，却始终心心相印。
One of the couple lives in China and the other abroad, and they meet only a few times a year, yet their hearts remain as one.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
From Chan (Zen) Buddhism, where truth passes “from heart to heart” (以心印心) like a seal pressed on paper. Now said mostly of lovers and couples, sometimes of very close friends; warmer and more literary than 默契 (lesson 5-10), the everyday word for any two people who understand each other without words, from teammates to old couples.
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