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专心

zhuān xīn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 專心

专心 (zhuān xīn) means "to focus, concentrate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 专心 means

1. to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)

The characters in 专心

• 专zhuānfor a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention

Example sentences

• 专心！
  Attention please!
• 专心。
  Focus.
• 他专心于学习。
  He concentrated on his studies.
• 汤姆在学校里不专心。
  Tāngmǔ zài xuéxiào lǐ bù zhuānxīn.
  Tom doesn't pay attention in school.
• 请专心做你正在做的事情。
  Qǐng zhuānxīn zuò nǐ zhèngzài zuò de shìqing.
  Give your whole attention to what you are doing.
• 把电视关掉。我无法专心。
  Bǎ diànshì guāndiào. wǒ wúfǎ zhuānxīn.
  Turn off the television. I can't concentrate.

Words starting with 专心

• 专心致志zhuān xīn zhì zhì(idiom) single-minded; fully focused
• 专心一意zhuān xīn yī yìto concentrate on

Where 专心 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Capability, Energy & Diligence (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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