只顾
zhǐgù
to be only concerned with, to solely attend to
Characters in this word
顾 gù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他只顾提高产量，却忽视了产品的质量和安全。 Tā zhǐgù tígāo chǎnliàng, què hūshì le chǎnpǐn de zhìliàng hé ānquán. He focused only on increasing output, while ignoring product quality and safety.
- 孩子只顾玩游戏，连晚饭都忘了吃。 Háizi zhǐgù wán yóuxì, lián wǎnfàn dōu wàng le chī. The child was so absorbed in the game that he even forgot to eat dinner.
- 你别只顾着说话，菜都快凉了。 Nǐ bié zhǐgù zhe shuōhuà, cài dōu kuài liáng le. Don't just keep talking; the food is about to get cold.
Related words
- 只 zhǐ only; just
- 只能 zhǐnéng can only; have to
- 只要 zhǐyào as long as; only need
- 只 zhī a measure word for animals
- 只好 zhǐhǎo to have no choice but to
- 只是 zhǐshì only; just
- 只有 zhǐyǒu only; have only
- 只不过 zhǐbúguò only; merely
- 只见 zhǐjiàn only to see
- 船只 chuánzhī ship, vessel
- 只得 zhǐdé can only, have to
- 只管 zhǐguǎn just go ahead and; by all means; to only concern oneself with