专心

专心 zhuānxīn

Be absorbed in (attentive - engrossed - single minded)

专心 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體 專心 zhuanxin

What 专心 means

  1. Be absorbed in (attentive - engrossed - single minded)

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Character by character

专心 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

专
zhuān
Special (specialized - concentrate - dominate)
心
xīn
Heart (mind)

How to write 专心

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专心 in a sentence

他学习很专心。
Tā xuéxí hěn zhuānxīn.
He studies with great concentration.
吃饭时别专心看手机。
Chī fàn shí bié zhuānxīn kàn shǒujī.
Do not be absorbed in your phone while eating.

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Questions about 专心

What does 专心 mean in English?

专心 is pronounced zhuānxīn and means Be absorbed in (attentive - engrossed - single minded).

How do you pronounce 专心?

专心 is zhuānxīn in pinyin — written zhuanxin without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 专心?

专心 is written with 2 characters: 专 (zhuān) Special (specialized - concentrate - dominate), 心 (xīn) Heart (mind). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 专心 written in traditional Chinese?

專心. The simplified form 专心 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 專心 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhuānxīn.

Is 专心 an HSK word?

Yes — 专心 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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