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同心 (tóng xīn) — united in purpose, of one heart; (geometry) concentric

Definition

Coordinated in HSK7 as the geometric term 'concentric' (同心圆, concentric circles), while the figurative sense 'united in purpose, of one heart' is rare in modern prose.

adjective
united in purposeof one heart(geometry) concentric

Examples

  • 同心，。
    Dà jiā hěn tóng xīn, hěn kuài jiù wán chéng le rèn wu.
    Everyone was united in purpose and finished the task quickly.
  • ，。
    Tā men tóng xīn xié lì, kè fú le suǒ yǒu kùn nan.
    They worked together with one heart and overcame all difficulties.
  • 。
    Zhè liǎng gè tóng xīn yuán de bàn jìng bù tóng.
    The radii of these two concentric circles are different.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

同tóngshare
心xīnheart

同 'share' and 心 'heart' together express sharing one heart, i.e. united in purpose or concentric.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

同 originally drew a pipe. It is the old form of 筒.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

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