聚精会神 jùjīng-huìshén to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
How to remember 聚精会神: 聚 to assemble + 精 essence + 会 can + 神 god = to concentrate one's attention (idiom).
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- To concentrate fully, all attention gathered - 聚精会神地听讲 (jùjīng-huìshén de tīngjiǎng) to listen with rapt attention.
- Idiom for total, absorbed focus, stronger than 认真 (rènzhēn, carefully); opposite of 心不在焉 (xīnbúzàiyān, absent-minded) - 上课心不在焉 (shàngkè xīnbúzàiyān) absent-minded in class.
- Adverbial with verbs of attention; positive register.