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心事

xīnshì

“A load on one's mind” in Chinese is 心事 (xīnshì).

Meaning

  • a load on one's mind
  • worry

Example

你是不是有什么心事?来,跟我说说吧。

Is there something you want to get off your chest? Come on, you can tell me.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 新式 (xīnshì, new style; latest type)