中心 (zhōng xīn) — center (of a place or area); core (of an issue or problem); center (institution, e.g., research center, shopping center)
Definition
中心 covers both the physical center of a place and the core/most important part of an issue, and also names an institution (e.g., 研究中心). 核心 is more abstract, used only for the figurative 'core' of ideas or groups, never for places or institutions.
noun
center (of a place or area)core (of an issue or problem)center (institution, e.g., research center, shopping center)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 中心。Zhè ge guǎng chǎng zài chéng shì de zhōng xīn.This square is in the center of the city.
- 中心。Wǒ men yào zhuā zhù wèn tí de zhōng xīn.We need to grasp the core of the problem.
- 中心。Tā zài yì jiā yán jiū zhōng xīn gōng zuò.She works at a research center.
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