Is this a real word?

bohan2007
 June 19, 2013 at 11:13 AM posted in I Have a Question

A Chinese girl taught me a chengyu today, but I'm not sure if it's a real word or not. 一心二意. Is it real, or only exist in her lexicon? 

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lujiaojie
 June 20, 2013 at 08:32 AM

You can say "一心二意",but it is not a "chengyu".

podster is right, 一心二意  means less than wholeheartedly.

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bohan2007
 June 21, 2013 at 03:09 AM

thanks

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bohan2007
 June 21, 2013 at 03:09 AM

thanks

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lujiaojie
 June 21, 2013 at 01:14 AM

对，是 "一心二用". "一心二用" 是成语。

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bohan2007
 June 20, 2013 at 09:12 AM

thanks. So, if I want to say "multitasking" , is it 一心二用？

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podster
 June 20, 2013 at 03:11 AM

 "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less."
    "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
    "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master—that's all."

 

okay, 一心一意 means "wholeheartedly" or "heart and soul" so I will guess that 一心二意  means less than wholeheartedly.

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bohan2007
 June 20, 2013 at 09:11 AM

cool, thanks