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

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Character Breakdown

潜心 consists of 2 characters.
qián
潜
to hide, to conceal, to submerge
xīn
心
heart; mind; core

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

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?
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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
zhè这
wèi位
kē科
xué学
jiā家
qián潜
xīn心
shí实
yàn验
wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
,
zuò
rú如
guǒ果
nǐ你
xiǎng想
xué学
hǎo好
zhè这
mén门
shǒu手
yì
,
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.
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.
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.
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.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 潜心.

Words with 潜
  • 潜伏qián fú
  • 潜入qián rù
  • 潜力qián lì
  • 潜在qián zài
  • 潜水qián shuǐ
  • 潜能qián néng
  • 潜艇qián tǐng
  • 潜移默化qián yí mò huà
Words with 心
  • 关心guān xīnHSK 3
  • 小心xiǎo xīnHSK 3
  • 担心dān xīnHSK 3
  • 放心fàng xīnHSK 3
  • 伤心shāng xīnHSK 4
  • 信心xìn xīnHSK 4
  • 开心kāi xīnHSK 4
  • 心情xīn qíngHSK 4