凝神 (níng shén) — with concentrated attention, intently, with focused mind
Definition
A formal adverb meaning 'with intense focus' — modifies mental actions like 听, 看, 思考. Stronger and more literary than 专心, more outward-facing than 静心.
adverb
with concentrated attentionintentlywith focused mind
Examples
- ，凝神。Tā zuò zài chuāng qián, níng shén sī kǎo wèn tí.He sat by the window, thinking intently about the problem.
- 凝神。Xué shēng men níng shén tīng lǎo shī jiǎng kè.The students listened intently to the teacher's lecture.
- 凝神，。Tā níng shén kàn zhe nà fú huà, yì yán bù fā.She stared at the painting with focused attention, not saying a word.
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