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放在心上

Mandarin · pinyin fàng zài xīn shàng

to care about
to take seriously
to take to heart

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up

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4–4–1–4 · fang4 zai4 xin1 shang4

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