心无旁骛

心無旁騖
xīnwú-pángwù
idiom

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 1
Kǎoshì de shíhou yào xīnwúpángwù.
During the exam you have to be completely focused.
HSK 4
Xùnliàn shí yùndòngyuán dōu xīnwúpángwù.
During training, the athletes were all laser-focused.
HSK 7-9
Tā xīnwúpángwù de zuānyán gǔjí.
He immersed himself in studying classical texts with undivided attention.

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 心无旁鹜 ('no other ducks'), amusing, but wrong.

Stroke Order

xīn
páng