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中心

中心

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Chinese

 
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
heart; mind
simp. and trad.
(中心)
anagram 心中

Noun

中心

  1. center

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Adjective

中心

  1. central

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
しん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 中心 (trjuwng sim, literally heart in the middle). Compare modern Hakka reading chûng-sîm.

From (chū, center) + (shin, core)

Noun

中心 (hiragana ちゅうしん, romaji chūshin)

  1. center, middle, heart, core (physical center)
    • 1931, 宮本百合子, ワルシャワのメーデー:
      広場 (ひろば)中心 (ちゅうしん) ()くと、やっと、行列 (ぎょうれつ)らしいものがあった。
      Hiroba no chūshin e iku to, yatto, gyōretsu-rashī mono ga atta.
      She went to the middle of the plaza and finally found a sort of queue.
  2. center, hub (most important area of activity)
    • 1908, 夏目漱石, 坑夫:
       (こと) (おこ)りを調 (しら)べて ()ると、中心 (ちゅうしん)には一人 (ひとり)少女 (しょうじょ)がいる。
      Koto no okori o shirabete miru to, chūshin ni wa hitori no shōjo ga iru.
      If you investigate its origins, you'll find one girl at the center of it all.
  3. crux, main point
    • 1921, 豊島与志雄, 反抗:
      今後 (こんご)生活 (せいかつ)問題 (もんだい)中心 (ちゅうしん)だった。
      Kongo no seikatsu ga mondai no chūshin datta.
      The main issue was how we would live from then on.

Derived terms

  • 中心街 (chūshingai): town center
  • 中心角 (chūshinkaku): central angle
  • 中心地 (chūshinchi): center, metropolis
  • 中心点 (chūshinten): center
  • 中心部 (chūshinbu): central part
  • 中心窩 (chūshinka): fovea centralis
  • 中心思想 (chūshin shisō): central idea
  • 中心人物 (chūshin jinbutsu): leader
  • 中心静脈 (chūshin jōmyaku): central vein
  • 中心的 (chūshinteki): central, mainline
  • 中心的役割 (chūshinteki-yakuwari): central role
  • 質量中心 (shitsuryō chūshin): center of mass
  • 自己中心 (jiko chūshin): selfishness, egotism
  • 自己中心性 (jiko chūshinsei): egocentrism
  • 自己中心的 (jiko chūshinteki): egoistic, selfish

Idioms

  • 中心とする (chūshin to suru): play a leading role
  • 中心となる (chūshin to naru): play a central role

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Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

中心 (jungsim) (hangeul 중심)

  1. Hanja form? of 중심, “center, middle”.