专心致志

專心致志

zhuānxīn-zhìzhì

idiom #28,748

Meanings

1 single-minded
2 fully focused
3 to concentrate wholeheartedly

Characters

dedicated; specialist

to bring to; to cause

will; ambition; aspiration

Examples

他专心致志地备考，终于考上了理想的大学。

Tā zhuānxīnzhìzhì de bèi kǎo, zhōngyú kǎoshàng le lǐxiǎng de dàxué.

He studied wholeheartedly for the exams and finally got into his dream university.

做任何事都要专心致志，不能三心二意。

Zuò rènhé shì dōu yào zhuānxīnzhìzhì, bùnéng sānxīn'èryì.

Whatever you do, you must focus wholeheartedly and not be half-hearted.

Tips

memory

专 = dedicate, 心 = heart, 致 = to bring to, 志 = ambition/will. Bring your heart and will fully to one thing — the idiom is a perfect description of deep focus.

Stroke Order

专 zhuān

心 xīn

致 zhì

志 zhì