注意 zhù yì to take note of / to pay attention to syn 提醒 tí xǐng to remind / to call attention to / to warn of syn 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 syn 引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse syn 关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention syn 注意力 zhù yì lì attention 转移 轉移 zhuǎn yí to shift / to relocate / to transfer / (fig.) to shift (attention) / to change (the subject etc) / (medicine) to metastasize syn 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) syn 发动 發動 fā dòng to start / to launch / to unleash / to mobilize / to arouse syn 专心 專心 zhuān xīn to focus one's attention / to concentrate on (doing sth) syn 锁定 鎖定 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 留意 liú yì to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of syn 专注 專注 zhuān zhù to focus / to concentrate / to give one's full attention syn 目光 mù guāng gaze / (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes / look / (lit. and fig.) sight / vision syn 分心 fēn xīn to divert one's attention / to get distracted / (courteous) to be so good as to take care of (a matter) syn 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 眼球 yǎn qiú eyeball / (fig.) attention syn 激发 激發 jī fā to arouse / to stimulate / (physics) to excite syn 理会 理會 lǐ huì to understand / to pay attention to / to take notice of syn 应有 應有 yīng yǒu to deserve (attention, respect etc) / should have (freedoms, rights etc) syn 提及 tí jí to mention / to raise (a subject) / to bring to sb's attention 留心 liú xīn to be careful / to pay attention to syn 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous syn 注重 zhù zhòng to pay attention to / to emphasize syn 立正 lì zhèng to stand straight / attention! (order to troops) syn 洗耳恭听 洗耳恭聽 xǐ ěr gōng tīng to listen with respectful attention / (a polite request to sb to speak) / we are all ears syn 激起 jī qǐ to arouse / to evoke / to cause / to stir up syn 招惹 zhāo rě to court (trouble) / to attract (attention) / to provoke (sb) syn 瞩目 矚目 zhǔ mù to focus attention upon syn 致意 zhì yì to send one's greetings / to send one's best regards / to devote attention to syn 理睬 lǐ cǎi to heed / to pay attention to syn 只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù to focus solely on / to pay attention only to / to be preoccupied with syn 讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen syn 耳目 ěr mù eyes and ears / sb's attention or notice / information / knowledge / spies syn 唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ to waken (to action) / to rouse (the masses) / to evoke (attention, recollection etc) syn 全神贯注 全神貫注 quán shén guàn zhù to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom) / with rapt attention syn 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge / to pay no attention to / to take no notice of / to ignore 不经意 不經意 bù jīng yì not paying attention / carelessly / by accident syn 凝固 níng gù to freeze / to solidify / to congeal / fig. with rapt attention syn 青睐 青睞 qīng lài (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on / (fig.) to show interest in / (favorable) attention / favor syn 标注 標注 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) syn 分神 fēn shén to give some attention to / to divert one's attention / to be distracted syn 注目 zhù mù attention / to stare at / to fix attention on sth syn 放在眼里 放在眼裡 fàng zài yǎn lǐ to pay attention to / to care about / to attach importance to 不问 不問 bù wèn to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off 灌注 guàn zhù to pour into / perfusion (med.) / to concentrate one's attention on / to teach / to inculcate / to instill syn 熟视无睹 熟視無睹 shú shì wú dǔ to pay no attention to a familiar sight / to ignore syn 兴头 興頭 xìng tou keen interest / concentrated attention syn 心神 xīn shén mind / state of mind / attention / (Chinese medicine) psychic constitution syn 仁至义尽 仁至義盡 rén zhì yì jìn extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom) / meticulous virtue and attention to duty syn 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 syn 聚精会神 聚精會神 jù jīng huì shén to concentrate one's attention (idiom) syn 大声疾呼 大聲疾呼 dà shēng jí hū to call loudly (idiom) / to get people's attention / to make one's views known syn 定神 dìng shén to compose oneself / to concentrate one's attention syn 爱美 愛美 ài měi to pay attention to one's appearance / to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng scene which recalls past memories (idiom) / evocative of the past / reminiscent / to arouse deep feelings syn 凝神 níng shén with rapt attention syn 漏电 漏電 lòu diàn to leak electricity / (fig.) (coll.) to unintentionally arouse romantic interest (by being solicitous etc) / cf. 放電|放电[fang4 dian4] syn 挑动 挑動 tiǎo dòng to entice / to arouse / to provoke syn 举世瞩目 舉世矚目 jǔ shì zhǔ mù to receive worldwide attention syn 结怨 結怨 jié yuàn to arouse dislike / to incur hatred 打眼 dǎ yǎn to drill or bore a hole / to attract attention / conspicuous syn 贯注 貫注 guàn zhù to concentrate on / to give full attention to syn 顾此失彼 顧此失彼 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 在那儿 在那兒 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) 不在意 bù zài yì to pay no attention to / not to mind syn 不注意 bù zhù yì thoughtless / not pay attention to syn 彰显 彰顯 zhāng xiǎn to put on display (sth abstract) / to draw attention to / conspicuous 上头 上頭 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) syn 惹人 rě rén to provoke (esp. annoyance, disgust etc) / to offend / to attract (attention) 煽情 shān qíng to stir up emotion / to arouse sympathy / moving 疏于 疏於 shū yú to fail to pay sufficient attention to / to be negligent in regard to / to be lacking in syn 认养 認養 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 多動症 duō dòng zhèng (coll.) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 加意 jiā yì paying special care / with particular attention syn 盯 dīng to watch attentively / to fix one's attention on / to stare at / to gaze at syn 鸟 鳥 niǎo bird / CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2] / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn syn 哎 āi hey! / (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) syn 喽 嘍 lou (final particle equivalent to 了[le5]) / (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation) syn 勾 gōu to attract / to arouse / to tick / to strike out / to delineate / to collude / variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook syn 属 屬 zhǔ to join together / to fix one's attention on / to concentrate on syn 激 jī to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent syn 凝 níng to congeal / to concentrate attention / to stare syn 引人注意 yǐn rén zhù yì to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous 睬 cǎi to pay attention / to take notice of / to care for syn 耳边风 耳邊風 ěr biān fēng lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other syn 喏 nuò (indicating agreement) yes / all right / (drawing attention to) look! / here! / variant of 諾|诺[nuo4] syn 耳旁风 耳旁風 ěr páng fēng lit. wind past your ear / fig. sth you don't pay much attention to / in one ear and out the other syn 有始无终 有始無終 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng to start but not finish (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span syn 大鸣大放 大鳴大放 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 不經意間 bù jīng yì jiān without paying attention / without noticing / unconsciously / inadvertently 玩物丧志 玩物喪志 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 syn 热辣辣 熱辣辣 rè là là burning hot / scorching / (of food) spicy hot / (of news, topics etc) sensational / attention-grabbing / emotionally intense syn 开小灶 開小灶 kāi xiǎo zào to give preferential treatment / to give special attention 浓墨重彩 濃墨重彩 nóng mò zhòng cǎi thick and heavy in colors / to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom) 怀璧其罪 懷璧其罪 huái bì qí zuì lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom) / to get into trouble on account of a cherished item / fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others. 瓜田不纳履 瓜田不納履 guā tián bù nà lǚ lit. don't tie your shoe-laces in a melon-patch / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued 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 