一门心思

一門心思
yìmén-xīnsī
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

HSK 5
Tā yìmén-xīnsī xiǎng zhe rúhé zhuàn gèngduō qián.
He is single-mindedly focused on how to earn more money.
HSK 7-9
Tā yìmén-xīnsī 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.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

一 yī
门 mén
心 xīn
思 sī