全神贯注 (quán shén guàn zhù) — to be completely absorbed in, to be engrossed in
Definition
An idiom for being 'completely absorbed/engrossed' in what you're doing. Functions as a verb phrase and pairs with 地 to modify an action (e.g. 全神贯注地听).
verb
to be completely absorbed into be engrossed in
Examples
- 全神贯注。Tā zhèng zài quán shén guàn zhù dì tīng lǎo shī jiǎng kè.He is listening to the teacher's lecture with full concentration.
- ,全神贯注。Kǎo shì shí, měi gè xué shēng dōu quán shén guàn zhù dì dá tí.During the exam, every student answered the questions with complete focus.
- 全神贯注。Tā quán shén guàn zhù dì huà le yì fú shān shuǐ huà.She painted a landscape painting with total absorption.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate
A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.
全神 is the whole spirit, and 贯注 pours it into one point, so the mind is absorbed.
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