<p>意切 can often be found paired together.</p>

<p>Here 切 is equal to <strong>殷切</strong> or <strong>恳切</strong> which basically equate to <em>earnest</em> in English.</p>

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<p>Take 情真意切 for example in《多功能成语词典》it mentions:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>切：殷切。感情真挚，心意殷切。</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>Looking at 诗经，第一首诗：</p>

<p>求之不得，<br>
寤寐思服。<br>
悠哉悠哉，<br>
辗转反侧。  </p>

<p>in 现代的普通话 </p>

<p>追求的姑娘却总得不到，<br>
日日夜夜心里想着她。<br>
时常思念情意切，<br>
翻来覆去难入眠。</p>

<p>In the 3rd line, what does 切 mean? true? ? sure?</p>

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What does this 切 mean here?
# What does this 切 mean here?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-17)

Looking at 诗经，第一首诗：

求之不得，  
寤寐思服。  
悠哉悠哉，  
辗转反侧。

in 现代的普通话

追求的姑娘却总得不到，  
日日夜夜心里想着她。  
时常思念情意切，  
翻来覆去难入眠。

In the 3rd line, what does 切 mean? true? ? sure?

**Tags:** meaning-in-context


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-03-17. Score: 2

意切 can often be found paired together.

Here 切 is equal to **殷切** or **恳切** which basically equate to *earnest* in English.

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Take 情真意切 for example in《多功能成语词典》it mentions:

> 切：殷切。感情真挚，心意殷切。


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