中心
zhōngxīn
Description
“中心”是一个地方或东西的最里面、最重要的部分，也可以指专门做某件事的大楼或机构。
"中心" is the innermost and most important part of a place or thing, and can also refer to a building or institution dedicated to a specific activity.
比如“购物中心”“市中心”都很常用。
For example, "购物中心" (shopping center) and "市中心" (city center) are commonly used.
Meanings
中心zhōngxīn
the center or middle part of something
公园在城市的中心。
The park is in the center of the city.
中心zhōngxīn
a center; facility for a specific purpose
我们去购物中心买东西。
We are going to the shopping mall to buy things.
中心zhōngxīn
the core or focus of attention
他是这次会议的中心。
He is the focus of this meeting.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
中 (middle) + 心 (heart/core), literally "middle heart."
- Nuance
中心 is broader/more abstract than 中间, which mainly means physical middle.
In videos
“每一个景区都会有一个游客中心”
“就师大、台大的那个-语言中心。”
“也是他们的经济政治文化中心”
“所以我们那边有一整个转播中心”
“参加我们的活跃乐龄中心”
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