聚 jù
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 耳 — ear
- Made of
- 取 to take, to receive, to obtain 乑 to stand side by side
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
聚精会神
jùjīnghuìshén
to concentrate fully; with rapt attention
Characters in this word
精 jīng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 米 — rice, millet, grain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
神 shén
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 申 to report
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 孩子聚精会神地看着老师画画，连眼睛都不眨一下。 Háizi jùjīnghuìshén de kàn zhe lǎoshī huàhuà, lián yǎnjing dōu bù zhǎ yí xià. The child watched the teacher draw with complete concentration, not even blinking.
- 他聚精会神地听老人讲故事。 Tā jùjīnghuìshén de tīng lǎorén jiǎng gùshi. He listened with rapt attention as the old man told a story.
- 考试时，大家都聚精会神地答题。 Kǎoshì shí, dàjiā dōu jùjīnghuìshén de dá tí. During the exam, everyone concentrated fully on answering the questions.
Related words
- 聚 jù to gather
- 聚会 jùhuì gathering; party
- 聚集 jùjí to gather
- 欢聚 huānjù to gather joyfully; to reunite happily
- 汇聚 huìjù to converge; to assemble
- 聚焦 jùjiāo to focus on; to bring into focus
- 凝聚 níngjù to condense; to unite; to bring together
- 团聚 tuánjù to reunite; reunion
- 精彩 jīngcǎi wonderful; exciting
- 精神 jīngshén spirit
- 精神 jīngshen energetic
- 精力 jīnglì energy