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zhuān 专 xīn 心 zhì 致 zhì 志

专心致志 zhuān xīn zhì zhì

to concentrate fully; with single-minded devotion

Literally: focus heart devote will

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Origin

From Mencius: two students learn chess from the master Yi Qiu; one concentrates fully while the other thinks about shooting swans, so only the first learns well.

How to use it

Adverbial or predicate; positive. Often 专心致志地学习/听讲.

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  1. 上课的时候要专心致志，不要玩手机。
    Shàngkè de shíhou yào zhuān xīn zhì zhì, bù yào wán shǒujī.
    In class you should concentrate fully and not play with your phone.
    attend-class (particle) time must focus heart devote will, not want play phone
  2. 妹妹专心致志地画画，连妈妈叫她吃饭都没听见。
    Mèimei zhuān xīn zhì zhì de huàhuà, lián māma jiào tā chīfàn dōu méi tīngjiàn.
    My little sister was so absorbed in drawing that she didn't even hear Mum calling her to eat.
    younger-sister focus heart devote will (particle) draw-picture, even mother call her eat all not hear

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