只顾 (只顧)
zhǐ gù
Pinyin

Definition

只顾 (只顧)
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zhǐ gù
  1. solely preoccupied (with one thing)
  2. engrossed
  3. focusing (on sth)
  4. to look after only one aspect

Character Decomposition

Related Words (18)

只
zhǐ
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 merely
  3. 3 just
  4. 4 but
只好
zhǐ hǎo
  1. 1 without any better option
  2. 2 to have to
  3. 3 to be forced to
只是
zhǐ shì
  1. 1 merely
  2. 2 simply
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 but
只要
zhǐ yào
  1. 1 if only
  2. 2 so long as
不只
bù zhǐ
  1. 1 not only
  2. 2 not merely

Idioms (15)

世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
只可意会，不可言传
zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán
  1. 1 can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
  1. 1 to seize every minute (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best use of one's time
只知其一，不知其二
zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr
  1. 1 to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information

Sample Sentences

我想想，我去年几乎没空看书，只顾着打手游，因为换了工作没什么钱和时间，只去了香港玩了三天，至于新朋友，你们懂的，如果我有新朋友的话，现在也不会跟你们鬼混了。
wǒ xiǎngxiang ，wǒ qùnián jīhū méikòng kànshū ，zhǐgù zhe dǎ shǒuyóu ，yīnwèi huàn le gōngzuò méi shénme qián hé shíjiān ，zhī qù le Xiānggǎng wán le sān tiān ，zhìyú xīn péngyou ，nǐmen dǒng de ，rúguǒ wǒ yǒu xīn péngyou dehuà ，xiànzài yě bù huì gēn nǐmen guǐhùn le 。
Let me think. I had almost no time for reading last year and mostly just busied myself with mobile phone games. As I switched jobs, I didn't have that much money or time, so I just went to Hong Kong on holiday for three days. As to new friends, you must understand, if I had new friends, I wouldn't still be slumming it with you guys.
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我们要从长远来看，不能只顾眼前。虽然人们的死亡率下降，平均寿命提高是件好事，但人口的发展一定要保持平衡才不会阻碍社会的发展。
wǒmen yào cóng chángyuǎn láikàn ，bùnéng zhǐgù yǎnqián 。suīrán rénmen de sǐwánglǜ xiàjiàng ，píngjūn shòumìng tígāo shì jiàn hǎo shì ，dàn rénkǒu de fāzhǎn yīdìng yào bǎochí pínghéng cái bùhuì zǔài shèhuì de fāzhǎn 。
We need to take a long-term perspective. We can't just look at what's right in front of us. Although a decreasing rate of death and an increase in average live spans are good news, the only way to avoid obstruction of social growth is for the population to grow in a balanced way.
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你不能只顾着工作，也要注意身体。
nǐ bù néng zhǐ gù zhe gōngzuò ，yě yào zhùyì shēntǐ 。
Don't just pay attention to your work. You also have to pay attention to your health.
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只顾着
zhǐ gù zhe
To only care about.
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什么二人世界，我看你们就知道玩。只顾自己逍遥快活，一点都不理会父母的心思。
shénme èrrénshìjiè ，wǒ kàn nǐmen jiù zhīdào wán 。zhǐgù zìjǐ xiāoyáo kuàihuó ，yīdiǎn dōu bù lǐhuì fùmǔ de xīnsi 。
Couple's world? It seems to me that you two just want to play around. Only focusing on yourselves, worry-free and cheerful. Not mindful of your parents' ideas at all.
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