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Mandarin · 8 October 2026 · Four-Character Idioms

一心一意

yīxīn-yīyìPinyin

wholeheartedly / single-mindedly

idiom (adverbial / adjective)

Describes doing something with absolute concentration, devotion, and focus, without any distractions or conflicting thoughts.

In a sentence

既然新家的起租合同都签了,你就别再惦记之前那间复式公寓了,安心、一心一意地打包行李准备搬家吧。

Jìrán xīnjiā de qǐzū hétóng dōu qiān le, nǐ jiù bié zài diànjì zhīqián nà jiān fùshì gōngyù le, ānxīn、yīxīn-yīyì de dǎbāo xínglǐ zhǔnbèi bānjiā ba.

Since the lease contract for the new home has already been signed, stop dwelling on that previous loft apartment and just focus wholeheartedly on packing your luggage to get ready for the move.

The Mandarin word 一心一意, illustrated
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