一心一意
yī xīn yī yì
Pinyin

Definition

一心一意
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yī xīn yī yì
  1. concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
  2. single-minded
  3. bent on
  4. intently

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 one
  2. 2 1
  3. 3 single
  4. 4 a (article)
  5. 5 as soon as
  6. 6 entire
  7. 7 whole
  8. 8 all
  9. 9 throughout
  10. 10 "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  11. 11 also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
yī yàng
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 equal to
  4. 4 the same as
  5. 5 just like
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 classifier: 颗 kē
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一干二净
yī gān èr jìng
  1. 1 thoroughly (idiom)
  2. 2 completely
  3. 3 one and all
  4. 4 very clean
一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

Sample Sentences

我对你是一心一意的。
wǒ duì nǐ shì yīxīnyīyì de 。
I'm completely devoted to you.
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一心一意
yīxīnyīyì
Wholeheartedly.
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你工作的时候要一心一意。不要偷偷地看Youtube.
nǐ gōngzuò de shíhou yào yīxīnyīyì 。bù yào tōutōu de kàn youtube .
When you're at work you should be focused on your work. Don't surreptitiously watch Youtube.
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学习的时候要一心一意。
xuéxí de shíhou yào yīxīnyīyì 。
You need to focus wholeheartedly on your studies.
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一心一意
yīxīnyīyì
totally focused on one thing
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爱他一心一意。
ài tā yīxīnyīyì 。
To be dedicated to loving someone.
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我们通常说一心一意,就是对一个人一心一意。
wǒmen tōngcháng shuō yīxīnyīyì ,jiùshì duì yī ge rén yīxīnyīyì 。
When we say dedicated, we often mean dedicated to someone.
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一心一意
yīxīnyīyì
Dedicated.
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