专心 (zhuān xīn) — concentrated, focused; paying full attention

Definition

专心 describes a person's state of focused attention on a task — 'concentrated, absorbed.' Unlike 集中 (which can mean physically gathered or centralized), 专心 is specifically mental focus on what you're doing.

adjective
concentratedfocusedpaying full attention

Examples

  • 专心
    Tā xué xí hěn zhuān xīn.
    He studies very attentively.
  • 专心
    Qǐng nǐ zhuān xīn tīng lǎo shī shuō huà.
    Please listen to the teacher carefully.
  • 专心
    Zuò zhè jiàn shì xū yào zhuān xīn.
    Doing this task requires concentration.

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