Definition
怀中 literally means 'inside the bosom' and covers both the physical space in front of your chest (where you might hold something close) and a metaphorical space—your heart or mind where feelings and thoughts are kept. It's more literary than its colloquial counterpart 怀里. The physical and mental uses are equally common in written Chinese.
n.
the space in front of one's chestone's arms (as a place to hold something)one's heart or mind (as a place where emotions or thoughts reside)
Examples
- 怀中。Tā bǎ xìn jǐn jǐn de wò zài huái zhōng.She held the letter tightly in her bosom.
- 怀中。Tā bǎ duì gùxiāng de sīniàn shēn cáng huái zhōng.He deeply buried his longing for his hometown in his heart.
- 怀中。Háizi zài tā huái zhōng ānjìng de shuì zháo le.The child fell asleep quietly in her arms.
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