聚精会神 jù jīng huì shén

1. concentrate one's attention

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 聚精会神 will read it the same way this page does.

聚精会神 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

What does 聚精会神 mean in English?

聚精会神 is pronounced jù jīng huì shén and means concentrate one's attention.

How do you pronounce 聚精会神?

聚精会神 is jù jīng huì shén in pinyin — written jujinghuishen without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 聚精会神?

聚精会神 is written with 4 characters: 聚 (jù) Gather (get together), 精 (jīng) Refined (excellent - precise - energy - competent), 会 (huì) Meeting (understand - able to - can - will - shall), 神 (shén) God (deity - spirit - spiritual - supernatural - clever). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 聚精会神 written in traditional Chinese?

聚精會神. The simplified form 聚精会神 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 聚精會神 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jù jīng huì shén.

Is 聚精会神 an HSK word?

Yes — 聚精会神 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.