潜心
qián xīn
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

nèi xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 innermost being
  3. 3 (math.) incenter
xiǎo xīn
  1. 1 to be careful
  2. 2 to take care
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
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 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
zhēn xīn
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 CL:片[piàn]
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
yī xīn
  1. 1 wholeheartedly
  2. 2 heart and soul
yī xīn yī yì
  1. 1 concentrating one's thoughts and efforts
  2. 2 single-minded
  3. 3 bent on
  4. 4 intently
zhōng xīn
  1. 1 center
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 core
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
rén xīn
  1. 1 popular feeling
  2. 2 the will of the people
xìn xīn
  1. 1 confidence
  2. 2 faith (in sb or sth)
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
shāng xīn
  1. 1 to grieve
  2. 2 to be broken-hearted
  3. 3 to feel deeply hurt
qīng xīn
  1. 1 to admire wholeheartedly
  2. 2 to fall in love with
quán xīn quán yì
  1. 1 heart and soul
  2. 2 wholeheartedly
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
dòng xīn
  1. 1 to be moved
  2. 2 to be tempted
ě xīn
  1. 1 variant of 惡心|恶心[ě xīn]
hào qí xīn
  1. 1 interest in sth
  2. 2 curiosity
  3. 3 inquisitive
hǎo xīn
  1. 1 kindness
  2. 2 good intentions

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
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
人心不古
rén xīn bù gǔ
  1. 1 the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
人心不足蛇吞象
rén xīn bù zú shé tūn xiàng
  1. 1 a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
人心隔肚皮
rén xīn gé dù pí
  1. 1 there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
人心难测
rén xīn nán cè
  1. 1 hard to fathom a person's mind (idiom)
人面兽心
rén miàn shòu xīn
  1. 1 human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
仁心仁术
rén xīn rén shù
  1. 1 benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
  1. 1 to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
信心百倍
xìn xīn bǎi bèi
  1. 1 brimming with confidence (idiom)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
  1. 1 to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
伤心惨目
shāng xīn cǎn mù
  1. 1 (idiom) too appalling to look at

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.