attend to other matters; divert attention
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to attend to other matters; to divert one's attention
formalOften used in the context of being too busy or focused on one thing to consider others. The phrase '无暇旁顾' is a common idiom.
Tā他
zhuān专
zhù注
yú于
zì自
jǐ己
de的
gōng工
zuò作
，
wú无
xiá暇
páng旁
gù顾
。
He was so focused on his work that he had no time to attend to other matters.
Zài在
jǐn紧
zhāng张
de的
tán谈
pàn判
zhōng中
，
tā他
bù不
dé得
bù不
páng旁
gù顾
yī一
xià下
qí其
tā他
xì细
jié节
。
During the tense negotiation, he had to divert his attention to other details.
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Miàn面
duì对
wēi危
jī机
，
lǐng领
dǎo导
rén人
bì必
xū须
zhuān专
zhù注
yú于
hé核
xīn心
wèn问
tí题
，
wú无
fǎ法
páng旁
gù顾
。
Facing the crisis, the leader must focus on the core issues and cannot be distracted.