专心
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
专心 (zhuānxīn) · to concentrate
专心 (zhuānxīn) means “to concentrate; attentive”. It is written with 2 characters: 专 (concentrated) + 心 (heart). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 专心 is built
The characters
专 zhuān · concentrated
What 专 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
心 xīn · heart
What 心 is made of
心 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.
Origin hint: A heart (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
上课要专心听讲。Shàngkè yào zhuānxīn tīngjiǎng.You should listen carefully in class.
你怎么不专心做作业？Nǐ zěnme bù zhuānxīn zuò zuòyè?Why aren't you concentrating on your homework?
Questions about 专心
What does 专心 mean?
专心 (zhuānxīn) means “to concentrate; attentive”.
How do you pronounce 专心?
专心 is pronounced zhuānxīn.
Which HSK level is 专心?
专心 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 专家zhuānjiāexpert
- 专门zhuānménespecially
- 专题zhuāntíspecial topic
- 专业zhuānyèmajor (subject)
- 专长zhuānchángspecial skill
- 专程zhuānchéngspecially
- 专利zhuānlìpatent
- 放心fàngxīnto be at ease
- 关心guānxīnto care about
- 开心kāixīnhappy
Learn 专心 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.