Chinese word

深入人心

Pronunciation

Pinyinshēn rù rén xīn

Meaning

idiomrooted in people's hearts

Example

这项政策已经深入人心了。zhè xiàng zhèng cè yǐ jīng shēn rù rén xīn le

The policy has already taken root in people's hearts.

Illustration for 深入人心 (rooted in people's hearts)

More examples

新的教育方法推广后，好的价值观逐渐深入人心。xīn de jiào yù fāng fǎ tuī guǎng hòu hǎo de jià zhí guān zhú jiàn shēn rù rén xīn

After the new educational methods were promoted, good values gradually took root in people's hearts.

Core concept

A public idea moves from something people hear about to something they carry within and use as a shared standard.

Common phrases

逐渐深入人心zhú jiàn shēn rù rén xīn
gradually take root in people's hearts
深入人心的形象shēn rù rén xīn de xíng xiàng
an image rooted in people's hearts

Similar words

根深蒂固gēn shēn dì gù: Describes a habit or belief that has become firmly rooted over many years and is hard to change.
潜移默化qián yí mò huà: Gradually shapes people's thoughts or actions through quiet influence that works below awareness.
蔚然成风wèi rán chéng fēng: Describes an action or idea that spreads through society and becomes a common way of behaving.

Definition in Chinese

形容思想、观念或政策被大多数人接受并内化，成为人们普遍认同的看法或行为准则。xíng róng sī xiǎng guān niàn huò zhèng cè bèi dà duō shù rén jiē shòu bìng nèi huà chéng wéi rén men pǔ biàn rèn tóng de kàn fǎ huò xíng wéi zhǔn zé

Word origin

深入人心 (shēnrùrénxīn, "deeply enter people's hearts") joins the image of going deep with 人心 (rénxīn, "people's hearts"), showing how a message becomes part of many people's settled beliefs.

Usage tips

For everyday use, reserve this expression for ideas or policies with broad and durable social acceptance, not for a product or event that is simply fashionable for a short time.

Other meanings

widely spreadidiom

Opposites

浅尝辄止qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐstop after a superficial attemptidiom