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潜心涤虑 — “To concentrate wholeheartedly”

潜心涤虑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to concentrate wholeheartedly”. To devote oneself entirely to a task with a purified and focused mind. Literally, “immerse one's heart and cleanse one's thoughts”.

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潜心涤虑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

潜心涤虑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
潜
qián15hide or operate beneath surface
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
涤
dí10wash, cleanse, purify
虑
lǜ10think about the future

Example Sentence with 潜心涤虑

这位艺术家潜心涤虑地创作,只为呈现出最完美的艺术作品。
The artist devoted himself entirely to his creation, only to present the most perfect work of art.

Idioms Related to 潜心涤虑

Synonyms of 潜心涤虑

  • zhuān专xīn心zhì致zhì志concentrate one's attention wholeheartedly
  • jù聚jīng精huì会shén神to concentrate one's attention completely

More idioms starting with 潜

  • qián潜xiū休yǐn隐dé德conceal one's virtues
  • qián潜guāng光nì匿yào曜conceal one's brilliance and live in seclusion
  • qián潜guāng光yǐn隐dé德conceal one's talents and virtues
  • qián潜guāng光yǐn隐yào耀conceal one's brilliance and live in obscurity
  • qián潜tái台cí词unspoken underlying meaning
  • qián潜tú图wèn问dǐng鼎secretly plot to usurp power
  • qián潜shān山yǐn隐shì市live in seclusion, avoid public attention
  • qián潜xíng形nì匿yǐng影hide one's tracks and presence
  • qián潜xíng形nì匿jì迹go into hiding
  • qián潜xíng形jué谲jì迹conceal identity and actions
  • qián潜dé德mì秘xíng行unseen noble conduct
  • qián潜dé德yǐn隐xíng行hidden virtues and good deeds

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Questions about 潜心涤虑

What does 潜心涤虑 mean?

潜心涤虑 (qián xīn dí lǜ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to concentrate wholeheartedly”.

How do you pronounce 潜心涤虑?

潜心涤虑 is pronounced qián xīn dí lǜ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 潜心涤虑 literally mean?

Literally, 潜心涤虑 means “immerse one's heart and cleanse one's thoughts”. It is used to mean “to concentrate wholeheartedly”.

What is the Chinese definition of 潜心涤虑?

指专心致志。

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