潜心 (潛心)
qián xīn
Pinyin

Definition

潜心 (潛心)
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qián xīn
  1. to concentrate fully on sth
  2. single-minded

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

内心
nèi xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 innermost being
  3. 3 (math.) incenter
小心
xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 to be careful
  2. 2 to take care
心
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
心得
xīn dé
  1. 1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
  2. 2 knowledge
  3. 3 insight
  4. 4 understanding
  5. 5 tips
  6. 6 classifier: 项 xiàng
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
心情
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一门心思
yī mén xīn si
  1. 1 to set one's heart on sth (idiom)
三心二意
sān xīn èr yì
  1. 1 in two minds about sth (idiom)
  2. 2 half-hearted
  3. 3 shilly-shallying
不到黄河心不死
bù dào Huáng Hé xīn bù sǐ
  1. 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  3. 3 to keep going while some hope is left

Sample Sentences

嘿嘿，这你就要请教我啦。我最近跟一位风水大师潜心学习，知道了不少秘传。风水学还是中国传统文化的精髓之一，是一门择吉避凶的术数，是一种人类追求与自然环境协调统一的学问，不完全是迷信啦。
hēihēi ，zhè nǐ jiù yào qǐngjiào wǒ la 。wǒ zuìjìn gēn yī wèi fēngshuǐ dàshī qiánxīn xuéxí ，zhīdào le bùshǎo mìchuán 。fēngshuǐxué hái shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng wénhuà de jīngsuǐ zhī yī ，shì yī mén zéjíbìxiōng de shùshù ，shì yī zhǒng rénlèi zhuīqiú yǔ zìrán huánjìng xiétiáo tǒngyī de xuéwèn ，bù wánquán shì míxìn la 。
Heh-heh. You just need to ask me. Lately, I've been immersed in studying with a great Fengshui master. I've learned a lot of secrets. The study of fengshui is one of the essences of traditional Chinese culture. It's an art that allows you to get good luck and avoid evil. It's a field of inquiry about humanity's efforts to achieve a unified harmony with nature. It's not complete superstition.
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