心无旁骛

心無旁騖
xīnwúpángwù
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 the mind has no other pursuits — fully focused
  2. 2 to concentrate completely without distraction

Examples

Kǎoshì de shíhou yào xīnwúpángwù.
During the exam you have to be completely focused.
Tā xīnwúpángwù de zuānyán gǔjí.
He immersed himself in studying classical texts with undivided attention.
Xùnliàn shí yùndòngyuán dōu xīnwúpángwù.
During training, the athletes were all laser-focused.

Tips

usage
Strongly positive — used to praise intense, single-minded focus on a worthy task (study, training, craft). Not for passing concentration; reserve it for sustained absorption.
mistakes
(wù) not (wù, duck). They look almost identical but has the (horse) bottom — 'to gallop, to pursue.' A common handwritten and typed error is ('no other ducks') — amusing, but wrong.

Stroke Order

xīn
páng