一门心思

一門心思
yīménxīnsī
idiom #26,651

Meanings

  1. 1 to set one's heart on something
  2. 2 wholeheartedly focused on
  3. 3 single-mindedly devoted to

Examples

Tā yīménxīnsī fàng zài shìyè shàng, bǎ jiātíng pāo zài le nǎohòu.
She put her whole heart into her career and pushed family to the back of her mind.
Tā yīménxīnsī xiǎngzhe rúhé zhuàn gèng duō qián.
He is single-mindedly focused on how to earn more money.

Tips

memory
(one) + (door/category) + 心思 (mind/thoughts): all your thoughts go through one door — a single-track mind.

Stroke Order

mén
xīn