zhuān xīn
absorbé; concentré
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他专心致志地工作。
tā zhuān xīn zhì zhì de gōng zuò.
He works attentively.
她专心学习汉语。
tā zhuān xīn xué xí hàn yǔ.
She studies Chinese attentively.
他们专心听讲。
tā men zhuān xīn tīng jiǎng.
They listen attentively.
分心 (fēnxīn)
distracted
走神 (zǒushén)
absent-minded
The Chinese word 专心 (zhuān xīn) is composed of two characters: 专 (zhuān) and 心 (xīn). The character 专 originally meant "to pierce" or "to penetrate," and was often used in the context of focusing one's attention or energy on something. The character 心, on the other hand, simply means "heart" or "mind." When these two characters are combined, they create the word 专心, which literally means "to pierce the heart" or "to focus one's mind." This word is often used to describe the state of being fully focused and attentive, and is often translated as "concentration" or "dedication."
