全心全意 (quán xīn quán yì) — wholeheartedly; heart and soul | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Focuses on mental devotion — putting one's whole heart and mind into something, often a person or cause. Pair with 全力以赴 when the emphasis is on physical effort rather than inner commitment.

phrase

wholeheartedlyheart and soul

Examples

全心全意。
Tā quán xīn quán yì dì wèi gōng sī gōng zuò.
He works wholeheartedly for the company.
全心全意。
Tā duì péng you quán xīn quán yì.
She is wholehearted toward her friends.
全心全意。
Wǒ men yào quán xīn quán yì dì zhī chí zhè xiàng jì huà.
We must wholeheartedly support this plan.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

全心whole heart

全quánwhole心xīnheart

偏正Modifier + head

全意whole intention

全quánwhole意yìintention

偏正Modifier + head

全心 'whole heart' and 全意 'whole intention' combine to express complete devotion.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

入入rù
玉玉yùjade

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

入入rù
玉玉yùjade

The shape puts 入 together with 玉 to show a whole piece of jade, so it means complete or whole.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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