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集中 (jí zhōng) — (verb) to concentrate, to focus, to centralize; (adjective) concentrated, centralized

Definition

集中 focuses on gathering things (people, resources, attention) into one place or point. Unlike 专心 or 专注, which describe a person's mental focus, 集中 is the act of directing or bringing things together.

verb
to concentrateto focusto centralize
adjective
concentratedcentralized

Examples

  • 集中。
    Tā men jí zhōng tǎo lùn le yí gè zhòng yào de wèn tí.
    They focused on discussing an important issue.
  • 集中。
    Qǐng nǐ jí zhōng zhù yì lì tīng wǒ shuō huà.
    Please focus your attention and listen to me.
  • 集中。
    Zhè lǐ de cān tīng hěn jí zhōng.
    The restaurants here are very concentrated.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

集jígather
中zhōngcenter

集 means gather and 中 indicates the center, so the word means to bring things together into one focus.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

集 pairs 隹 (bird) with 木 (tree), showing birds on a tree, hence a gathering.

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

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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