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潜心 (qián xīn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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潜心

潜心 (qián xīn): Concentrate on (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

潜心 consists of 2 characters.

to hide, to conceal, to submerge

heart; mind; core

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Pinyinqián xīn

Meaningconcentrate on

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word潜心

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3.

How to Use 潜心 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 潜心 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith多年

qián潜

xīn心

duō多

nián年

formal

devote oneself for many years

Verb + Object

qián潜

xīn心

xiū修

liàn炼

formal

devote oneself to cultivation

4.

Example Sentences with 潜心

tā他

qián潜

xīn心

xué学

xí习

hàn汉

yǔ语

qián潜

xīn心

chuàng创

zuò作

formal

devote oneself to creation

qián潜

xīn心

yán研

jiū究

formal

devote oneself to research

。

He is dedicated to learning Chinese.

tā他

qián潜

xīn心

zuān钻

yán研

gǔ古

jí籍

，

shì试

tú图

jiě解

kāi开

nà那

ge个

lì历

shǐ史

mí谜

tuán团

。

He concentrated on studying ancient texts, trying to unravel that historical mystery.

nǐ你

zuì最

jìn近

shì是

fǒu否

zài在

qián潜

xīn心

zhǔn准

bèi备

nà那

chǎng场

zhòng重

yào要

de的

zī资

gé格

kǎo考

shì试

？

Have you been concentrating on preparing for that important qualification exam recently?

tā她

qián潜

xīn心

yán研

jiū究

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

，

xī希

wàng望

néng能

zhǎo找

dào到

gèng更

hǎo好

de的

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

She is deeply engaged in researching this project, hoping to find a better solution.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

qián潜

xīn心

tóu投

rù入

gōng工

zuò作

，

fǎn反

ér而

cháng常

cháng常

fēn分

xīn心

chǔ处

lǐ理

suǒ琐

shì事

。

He did not concentrate on his work; instead, he was often distracted by trivial matters.

zhè这

wèi位

kē科

xué学

jiā家

qián潜

xīn心

shí实

yàn验

duō多

nián年

，

zuì最

zhōng终

qǔ取

dé得

le了

tū突

pò破

xìng性

jìn进

zhǎn展

。

This scientist concentrated on experiments for many years and finally made a breakthrough.

wèi为

le了

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

bù部

xiǎo小

shuō说

，

zuò作

jiā家

qián潜

xīn心

chuàng创

zuò作

le了

sān三

nián年

，

zhōng终

yú于

qǔ取

dé得

le了

chéng成

gōng功

。

To complete this novel, the writer devoted himself to writing for three years and finally achieved success.

rú如

guǒ果

nǐ你

xiǎng想

xué学

hǎo好

zhè这

mén门

shǒu手

yì艺

，

jiù就

bì必

xū须

qián潜

xīn心

xiàng向

lǎo老

shī师

fu傅

qǐng请

jiào教

。

If you want to master this craft, you must concentrate on learning from the master.

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潜伏qián fúHSK 7-9
潜入qián rùHSK 7-9
潜在qián zàiHSK 7-9
潜能qián néngHSK 7-9
潜艇qián tǐngHSK 7-9

Words with 心

关心guān xīnHSK 3
小心xiǎo xīnHSK 3
心里xīn liHSK 3
担心dān xīnHSK 3
放心fàng xīnHSK 3
伤心shāng xīnHSK 4
信心xìn xīnHSK 4
内心

nèi xīn

HSK 4