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一心一意

yī xīn yī yì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word

一心一意 (yī xīn yī yì) means "concentrating one's thoughts and efforts; single-minded; bent on". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 一心一意 means

1. concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
2. single-minded
3. bent on
4. intently

The characters in 一心一意

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 意yì(bound form) idea; thought; meaning; sense; (bound form) intention; feeling; inclination…

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