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聚焦 (jù jiāo) — to focus (light, attention, etc.)

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'to focus/concentrate' (attention, efforts, a camera, etc.). 关注 is to 'follow/pay attention to' an issue over time; 聚焦 is to actively center one's focus on one target.

verb
to focus (light, attention, etc.)

Examples

  • 聚焦。
    Shè yǐng shī bǎ xiàng jī jù jiāo zài mó tè liǎn shàng.
    The photographer focused the camera on the model's face.
  • 聚焦。
    Zhè cì yán tǎo huì jù jiāo yú huán bǎo jì shù.
    This workshop focuses on environmental protection technology.
  • 聚焦。
    Gōng sī jué dìng jù jiāo hé xīn yè wù.
    The company decided to focus on its core business.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

聚jùgather
焦jiāofocal point

聚 (gather) and 焦 (focal point) combine to mean bringing light or attention to a focus.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
乑乑yínthree men
Sound part声符shēngfú
取
取qǔ聚jù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

聚 is built from 取, which gives the sound, and 乑, drawn as three men, to show people coming together.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
隹隹zhuībird
Sound part声符shēngfú
小
小xiǎo焦jiāo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The 焦 glyph first paired 隹 (bird) with 小 as a sound part. The 小 part later changed into a fire shape, and the character was then used for scorching.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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