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全心全意

quánxīnquányì

wholeheartedly; with complete devotion

A teacher helps a child at a desk in a village classroom
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Characters in this word

全 quán

Strokes
6
Radical
入 — to enter, to come in
Made of
入 to enter, to come in 玉 jade, gem, precious stone
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

心 xīn

Strokes
4
Radical
心 — heart
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

意 yì

Strokes
13
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
音 sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 意

Example phrases

  • 他全心全意为病人着想,深受大家信任。 Tā quánxīnquányì wèi bìngrén zhuóxiǎng, shēn shòu dàjiā xìnrèn. He thinks wholeheartedly of his patients and is deeply trusted by everyone.
  • 为了全心全意照顾孩子,她辞去了工作。 Wèile quánxīnquányì zhàogù háizi, tā cíqù le gōngzuò. To devote herself fully to caring for her child, she quit her job.
  • 只有全心全意地练习,才能学好像棋。 Zhǐyǒu quánxīnquányì de liànxí, cáinéng xué hǎo xiàngqí. Only by practicing with complete devotion can you learn Chinese chess well.

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