concentrate; focus; be absorbed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to concentrate one's attention; to be fully absorbed; to focus intently
formalFormal idiom used to describe intense mental concentration. Often functions as an adverbial modifier with 地 (de) to describe how an action is performed.
Tóng同
xué学
men们
jù聚
jīng精
huì会
shén神
de地
tīng听
lǎo老
shī师
jiǎng讲
jiě解
。
The students listened to the teacher's explanation with rapt attention.
Tā他
zhèng正
jù聚
jīng精
huì会
shén神
de地
kàn看
shū书
，
méi没
yǒu有
zhù注
yì意
dào到
wǒ我
jìn进
lái来
。
He was so absorbed in reading that he didn't notice me come in.
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Zhěng整
gè个
huì会
yì议
shì室
lǐ里
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
jù聚
jīng精
huì会
shén神
de地
tīng听
zhe着
bào报
gào告
。
Everyone in the conference room was listening to the report with full concentration.