一心
yī xīn
Pinyin
Definition
一心
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- wholeheartedly
- heart and soul
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 one
- 2 1
- 3 single
- 4 a (article)
- 5 as soon as
- 6 entire
- 7 whole
- 8 all
- 9 throughout
- 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
- 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
- 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
- 3 one time
- 4 once
- 5 in a while
- 6 all of a sudden
- 7 all at once
- 1 same
- 2 like
- 3 equal to
- 4 the same as
- 5 just like
- 1 in the same place
- 2 together
- 3 with
- 4 altogether (in total)
Idioms (20)
一不做,二不休
- 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
- 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
- 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
- 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
- 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
- 1 thoroughly (idiom)
- 2 completely
- 3 one and all
- 4 very clean
一五一十
- 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
Sample Sentences
你就一心觉得老人是累赘!我想留妈在家里,孝敬孝敬她老人家,也是给孩子树立个榜样。
Deep down, you just think old people are a burden! Part of the reason I want to have Mom stay at home and treat her with respect is to set a good example for my child.
前进道路上,全国各族人民要在中国共产党领导下,坚持以马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论、"三个代表”重要思想、科学发展观为指导,沿着中国特色社会主义道路,按照“四个全面"战略布局,弘扬伟大的爱国主义精神,弘扬伟大的抗战精神,万众一心风雨无阻向着我们既定的目标继续奋勇前进!
On the road head, all the peoples of the nation, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China will persist in Marxist-Leninism, Mao Zedong thought, Deng Xiaoping’s theories, the important thought of the “Three Represents”, the Scientific Outlook on Development, continuing down the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, with the Four-pronged Comprehensive Strategy, upholding the spirit of the war of resistance, a people united, rain, hail or shine, continuing to advance dauntlessly towards our established objective.
我对你是一心一意的。
I'm completely devoted to you.
一心一意
Wholeheartedly.
你工作的时候要一心一意。不要偷偷地看Youtube.
When you're at work you should be focused on your work. Don't surreptitiously watch Youtube.
学习的时候要一心一意。
You need to focus wholeheartedly on your studies.
我们以前都是把对方当孩子宠的,所以互相都很包容。有孩子以后一心扑在孩子身上,对他关心少了,挑剔多了,自己心里很急躁。他可能也有同感吧。
Before, we coddled each other like children, so we were pretty tolerant of each other. After we had a child, all my effort went into that, and I considered his feelings less, became much pickier myself, and just felt really irritable. He probably feels about the same.
你们也体谅体谅老师。老师们的主要任务是教授知识,培养大家的学术素养和实际技能。一心只想着出去赚钱,不是本末倒置嘛,教授能不寒心吗?
You also need to cut the teachers some slack. The teachers' primary job is to impart knowledge and foster academic achievement and technical mastery. Focusing solely on thinking about how to make money, isn't that just putting the cart before the horse? Do you think the professors aren't hurt by this?
一心一意
totally focused on one thing
爱他一心一意。
To be dedicated to loving someone.