一身做不得两件事，一时用不得两条心一身做不得兩件事，一時用不得兩條心一身做不得兩件事，一時用不得兩條心

one body cannot do two things; one moment cannot use two minds

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Do one thing at a time with full attention; you can't divide your mind. Used to urge focus.

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Simplified: 一身做不得两件事，一时用不得两条心
Traditional (Taiwan): 一身做不得兩件事，一時用不得兩條心
Pinyin: yìshēn zuò bùdé liǎng jiàn shì, yìshí yòng bùdé liǎng tiáo xīn
Bopomofo: ㄧˋ ㄕㄣㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ，ㄧˋ ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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