聚精会神

Chinese HSK 7-9 Vocabulary Chinese ★★ 2/5 neutral jù jīng huì shén

拼音 jù jīng huì shén

汉字拆解 聚 = gather; 精 = 米 + 青 (essence/spirit); 会 = 人 + 云 (converge/meet); 神 = 礻+ 申 (spirit/mind)

含义

To concentrate fully; to give one's undivided attention. A four-character idiom describing a state of complete mental focus.

A classical chengyu emphasising total absorption in a task to the exclusion of distractions. Used to praise diligence, warn about the need for focus, or describe deep concentration. Applicable to study, work, performance, and competitive contexts.

例句

学生们在考场内个个聚精会神，奋笔疾书，争分夺秒地完成各自的答题任务。
钢琴家闭上双眼，聚精会神地投入演奏，将这首复杂乐曲诠释得淋漓尽致。
外科医生在整个手术过程中始终聚精会神，任何细微的操作误差都可能危及患者生命。

用法指南

语境: study, work, performance, competition

语气: positive

正确说法

想要在高难度项目上取得突破，就必须学会在嘈杂环境中保持聚精会神的工作状态。(To achieve breakthroughs on highly demanding projects, one must learn to maintain a state of complete focus even in a noisy environment.)
她聚精会神地盯着棋盘，盘算着对手下一步最可能的落子位置。(She stared at the chessboard with complete concentration, calculating where her opponent was most likely to play next.)

错误说法

我聚精会神地玩手机 — the idiom implies purposeful, disciplined focus; pairing it with passive entertainment sounds contradictory and ironic; use 专心 instead

起源与历史

聚 (gather) + 精 (essence/spirit) + 会 (converge) + 神 (mind/spirit) — gather the essence and converge the spirit

文化背景

时代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal