一门心思

yī mén xīn sī

  • Meaning

    Literal

    -

    Usage

    Used when someone is bent on/wholeheartedly focused on/single-mindedly doing something

  • Connotation

    Neutral

  • Usage Examples

    他的父亲是一个工作狂,与人合伙经营一家家具店,父亲一门心思扑在工作上,没有时间照顾孩子 | Tā de fùqīn shì yīgè gōngzuò kuáng, yǔ rén héhuǒ jīngyíng yījiā jiājù diàn, fùqīn yīménxīnsī pū zài gōngzuò shàng, méiyǒu shíjiān zhàogù háizi
    His father is a workaholic who has partnered with others to run a furniture shop. He focuses solely this work and has no time to care for the children
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  • Equivalents

    English

    None

    Chinese

    None

  • Entry Notes

    None

  • Origin

    《重赏之下》(Chóng Shǎng Zhī Xià), a work by modern-day author 孙华炳 (Sūn Huá Bǐng)

  • Story

    This chengyu is from a line in the work listed in the "Origin" section above

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