📖 Meaning
To concentrate one's entire mind and attention on a single thing. It describes a state of complete mental focus, with all of one's attention directed toward a specific target.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom has no recorded classical literary origin. It is a modern compound formed from 全神 (one's whole spirit or entire mind) and 关注 (close attention), commonly used in contemporary Chinese to describe being fully absorbed in a task or subject.
💡 Example Usage
他全神关注地盯着屏幕，生怕错过任何细节。
He stared at the screen with full concentration, afraid of missing any detail.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 全神关注
- Pinyin: quán shén guān zhù
- Literal Translation: whole, spirit, concern, attention
- Category: Attitude
- Characters: 4