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核心

hé xīn · he xin

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HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. core; nucleus
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  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)这次(zhècì)春游(chūnyóu)的(de)核心(héxīn)是(shì)什么(shénme)

    What is the core of our spring trip?

  2. Liangliang

    玩(wán)得(de)开心(kāixīn)

    Having fun.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。你(nǐ)的(de)计划(jìhuà)有(yǒu)几页(jǐyè)

    Right. And how many pages is your plan?

  4. Liangliang

    三十页(sānshíyè)

    Thirty.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)写(xiě)了(le)三十页(sānshíyè)，可(kě)核心(héxīn)只有(zhǐyǒu)一句话(yījùhuà)

    Thirty pages, but the core is just one sentence.

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)只要(zhǐyào)读(dú)这句(zhèjù)就行(jiùxíng)

    Yes, so you only need to read that one sentence.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)们(men)俩(liǎ)是(shì)团(tuán)队(duì)的(de)核(hé)心(xīn)。

You two are the nucleus of the team.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)章(zhāng)节(jié)是(shì)这(zhè)部(bù)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)的(de)核(hé)心(xīn)。

This chapter is the heart of the novel.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by datrukup · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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