"Attention" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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目光 mù guāng gaze / (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes / look / (lit. and fig.) sight / vision
关注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention
注意力 zhù yì lì attention
青睐 qīng lài (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on / (fig.) to show interest in / (favorable) attention / favor
眼球 yǎn qiú eyeball / (fig.) attention
心神 xīn shén mind / state of mind / attention / (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution
注目 zhù mù attention / to stare at / to fix attention on sth
注意 zhù yì to take note of / to pay attention to
提醒 tí xǐng to remind / to call attention to / to warn of
注重 zhù zhòng to pay attention to / to emphasize
锁定 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target
密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention
讲究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen
留意 liú yì to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of
不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge / to pay no attention to / to take no notice of / to ignore
专注 zhuān zhù to focus / to concentrate / to give one's full attention
抓紧 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth)
不经意 bù jīng yì not paying attention / carelessly / by accident
理会 lǐ huì to understand / to pay attention to / to take notice of
专心 zhuān xīn to focus one's attention / to concentrate on (doing sth)
提及 tí jí to mention / to raise (a subject) / to bring to sb's attention
瞩目 zhǔ mù to focus attention upon
在那儿 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else) / just ...ing (and nothing else)
不问 bù wèn to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off
引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
标注 biāo zhù to mark out / to tag / to put a sign on sth explaining or calling attention to / to annotate (e.g. a character with its pinyin)
不在意 bù zài yì to pay no attention to / not to mind
只顾 zhǐ gù to focus solely on / to pay attention only to / to be preoccupied with
凝固 níng gù to freeze / to solidify / to congeal / fig. with rapt attention
不注意 bù zhù yì thoughtless / not pay attention to
彰显 zhāng xiǎn to put on display (sth abstract) / to draw attention to / conspicuous
爱美 ài měi to pay attention to one's appearance / to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms
留心 liú xīn to be careful / to pay attention to
凝神 níng shén with rapt attention
上头 shàng tóu (of alcohol, love etc) to go to one’s head / (of an idea, a song etc) to get into one's head / to capture one's attention / (old) (of a girl on her wedding day) to start wearing one's hair in a bun (rather than a plait)
放在眼里 fàng zài yǎn lǐ to pay attention to / to care about / to attach importance to
理睬 lǐ cǎi to heed / to pay attention to
定神 dìng shén to compose oneself / to concentrate one's attention
分心 fēn xīn to divert one's attention / to get distracted / (courteous) to be so good as to take care of (a matter)
致意 zhì yì to send one's greetings / to send one's best regards / to devote attention to
全神贯注 quán shén guàn zhù to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom) / with rapt attention
耳目 ěr mù eyes and ears / sb's attention or notice / information / knowledge / spies
聚精会神 jù jīng huì shén to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
灌注 guàn zhù to pour into / perfusion (med.) / to concentrate one's attention on / to teach / to inculcate / to instill
立正 lì zhèng to stand straight / attention! (order to troops)
分神 fēn shén to give some attention to / to divert one's attention / to be distracted
疏于 shū yú to fail to pay sufficient attention to / to be negligent in regard to / to be lacking in
举世瞩目 jǔ shì zhǔ mù to receive worldwide attention
认养 rèn yǎng to sponsor / to adopt (pledge to give sb or sth one's special attention or support) / to adopt (choose to raise a child or animal as one's own)
多动症 duō dòng zhèng (coll.) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
熟视无睹 shú shì wú dǔ to pay no attention to a familiar sight / to ignore
洗耳恭听 xǐ ěr gōng tīng to listen with respectful attention / (a polite request to sb to speak) / we are all ears
理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up
贯注 guàn zhù to concentrate on / to give full attention to
兴头 xìng tou keen interest / concentrated attention
顾此失彼 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
大声疾呼 dà shēng jí hū to call loudly (idiom) / to get people's attention / to make one's views known
一板一眼 yī bǎn yī yǎn lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail
打眼 dǎ yǎn to drill or bore a hole / to attract attention / conspicuous
仁至义尽 rén zhì yì jìn extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom) / meticulous virtue and attention to duty
加意 jiā yì paying special care / with particular attention
耳旁风 ěr páng fēng lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other
有始无终 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng to start but not finish (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span
属 zhǔ to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on
大鸣大放 dà míng dà fàng (idiom) to freely air one's views / to be heard far and wide / to attract a lot of attention
不经意间 bù jīng yì jiān without paying attention / without noticing / unconsciously / inadvertently
鸟 niǎo bird / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn
凝 níng to congeal / to concentrate attention / to stare
盯 dīng to watch attentively / to fix one's attention on / to stare at / to gaze at
哎 āi hey! / (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation)
喽 lou (final particle equivalent to 了[le5]) / (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)
睬 cǎi to pay attention / to take notice of / to care for
喏 nuò (indicating agreement) yes / all right / (drawing attention to) look! / here! / variant of 諾|诺[nuo4]
耳边风 ěr biān fēng lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other
玩物丧志 wán wù sàng zhì lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom) / infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress / excessive attention to trivia saps the will
浓墨重彩 nóng mò zhòng cǎi thick and heavy in colors / to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)
一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / lack of sticking power / short attention span
一板三眼 yī bǎn sān yǎn lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom) / fig. scrupulous attention to detail
不敢高攀 bù gǎn gāo pān lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) / I cannot presume on your attention
慎终追远 shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn to pay careful attention to one's parents' funerary rites
为德不卒 wéi dé bù zú to start on virtue but give up (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span
为德不终 wéi dé bù zhōng to start on virtue but give up (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span
无所用心 wú suǒ yòng xīn not paying attention to anything (idiom) / to idle time away
置诸高阁 zhì zhū gāo gé lit. place on a high shelf / to pay no attention to (idiom)
不瞅不睬 bù chǒu bù cǎi to ignore completely / to pay no attention to sb
引人注意 yǐn rén zhù yì to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
开小灶 kāi xiǎo zào to give preferential treatment / to give special attention
两耳不闻窗外事 liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì to pay no attention to outside matters
密切注意 mì qiè zhù yì to pay close attention (to sth)
在密切注意 zài mì qiè zhù yì to pay close attention (to sth)
值得注意 zhí de zhù yì notable / noteworthy / merit attention
注意力缺陷过动症 zhù yì lì quē xiàn guò dòng zhèng attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
一暴十寒 yī pù shí hán one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. to work for a bit then skimp / sporadic effort / short attention span
不予理会 bù yǔ lǐ huì to ignore / to brush off / to dismiss / to pay no attention to
不去理 bù qù lǐ not to pay attention to / to leave sth as it is / to ignore
唤头 huàn tou percussion instrument used by street peddlers, barbers etc to attract attention
惹人注意 rě rén zhù yì to attract attention
惹人注目 rě rén zhù mù to attract attention / noticeable
措意 cuò yì to pay attention to
眼不转睛 yǎn bù zhuàn jīng with fixed attention (idiom)
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