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聚精会神

聚精會神
jùjīnghuìshén
idiom HSK 7 #35,487

Meanings

  1. 1 to concentrate fully
  2. 2 to be completely absorbed
  3. 3 with rapt attention

Characters

聚
jù
to gather
精
jīng
essence; spirit
会
huì
to converge; to meet
神
shén
spirit; mind
Literally 'gather essence, converge spirit' — concentrating all mental energy on one thing.

Examples

学生们聚精会神地听老师讲课。
Xuéshēngmen jùjīnghuìshén de tīng lǎoshī jiǎngkè.
The students listened to the teacher's lecture with rapt attention.
他聚精会神地下棋，完全没注意到旁边的人。
Tā jùjīnghuìshén de xiàqí, wánquán méi zhùyì dào pángbiān de rén.
He was completely absorbed in playing chess and didn't notice the people beside him.

Tips

memory
Think of it as gathering (聚) your mental essence (精) and converging (会) your spirit (神) into a single point of focus.

Stroke Order

聚 jù
精 jīng
会 huì
神 shén