一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一心一意
yìxīnyíyì
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
Characters in this word
心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他一心一意照顾生病的母亲，从不抱怨。 Tā yìxīnyíyì zhàogù shēngbìng de mǔqīn, cóngbù bàoyuàn. He cares for his sick mother with complete devotion and never complains.
- 你只要一心一意练习，一定会进步。 Nǐ zhǐyào yìxīnyíyì liànxí, yīdìng huì jìnbù. As long as you practice single-mindedly, you will certainly improve.
- 她一心一意做研究，很少参加娱乐活动。 Tā yìxīnyíyì zuò yánjiū, hěn shǎo cānjiā yúlè huódòng. She devotes herself entirely to her research and rarely takes part in entertainment activities.
Related words
- 一 yī one
- 一半 yíbàn half
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment, a little while
- 一块儿 yíkuàir together
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 一样 yíyàng the same, alike
- 一边 yìbiān one side; while (doing two things at once)
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little, a bit
- 一起 yìqǐ together
- 一些 yìxiē some, a few
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 不一会儿 bùyíhuìr in a short while