全神贯注

quán shén guàn zhù

with total concentration

Character by character

全quán
whole

神shén
spirit

贯guàn
thread

注zhù
pour

孩子们全神贯注地听故事。

The children listened to the story with total concentration.

Tone: positive (praise).

Usually 全神贯注地 + 听/看/盯着; a near-synonym of 聚精会神 and 专心致志.

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