专心 zhuānxīn to focus one's attention
to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing something)
怎么记住“专心”: 专 concentrated + 心 heart = to focus one's attention.
汉字
用法
- To concentrate / be focused. 专心学习 (zhuānxīn xuéxí) study attentively; 专心听讲 (zhuānxīn tīngjiǎng) listen with full attention.
- 专 = focused, 心 = mind/heart. 专心致志 (zhuānxīn-zhìzhì) with total concentration (intensified idiom).
- 专心 describes an inward state of focus; 集中注意力 (jízhōng zhùyìlì) is the fuller phrase 'to concentrate attention'. Antonym 分心 (fēnxīn, distracted) - 容易分心 (róngyì fēnxīn) easily distracted.
例句
- 汤姆在学校里不专心。 Tāngmǔ zài xuéxiào lǐ bù zhuānxīn.Tom doesn't pay attention in school.