只顾

只顧

zhǐgù

adverb HSK 6 #12,933

Meanings

1 to focus solely on; to be absorbed in
2 to only care about (at the expense of other things)

Characters

to attend to; to look after; to care about

To only attend to one thing — tunnel vision, neglecting everything else.

Examples

他只顾玩手机，没听到我说话。

Tā zhǐgù wán shǒujī, méi tīngdào wǒshuō huà.

He was absorbed in his phone and didn't hear me speak.

别只顾自己，也想想别人。

Bié zhǐgù zìjǐ, yě xiǎngxiang biérén.

Don't just think about yourself; consider others too.

她只顾工作，忽略了家庭。

Tā zhǐgù gōngzuò, hūlüè le jiātíng.

She focused solely on work and neglected her family.

Tips

usage

只顾 often carries a negative connotation — being so focused on one thing that you neglect something important. It's frequently used to gently criticize someone's single-mindedness.

Stroke Order

只 zhǐ

顾 gù