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重点

chóng diǎn · chong dian/zhòng diǎn · zhong dian

Traditional 重點

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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chóng diǎn 重點

  1. to recount (e.g. results of election)
  2. to re-evaluate

zhòng diǎn 重點

  1. important point; main point; focus
  2. key (project etc)
  3. to focus on; to put the emphasis on
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Everything is key

  1. Dengdeng

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)今天(jīntiān)讲(jiǎng)的(de)都(dōu)是(shì)重点(zhòngdiǎn)。

    The teacher said everything covered today is a key point.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)重点(zhòngdiǎn)画(huà)出来(chūlái)。

    Then let us mark the key points.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)画(huà)了(le)第一页(dìyīyè)。

    OK, I marked the first page.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)把(bǎ)整页(zhěngyè)都(dōu)画(huà)了(le)？

    Why did you mark the whole page?

  5. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)每(měi)一句(yījù)都(dōu)是(shì)重点(zhòngdiǎn)。

    Because every sentence is a key point.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)很(hěn)想(xiǎng)跟(gēn)你(nǐ)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù), 但(dàn)重(zhòng)点(diǎn)是(shì)我(wǒ)不(bù)能(néng)去(qù)。

I'd like to go with you, but as it is I can't.

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

02

我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)抓(zhuā)到(dào)他(tā)演(yǎn)讲(jiǎng)的(de)重(zhòng)点(diǎn)。

I didn't get the point of his speech.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by killer4o · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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重
zhòng

heavy; serious

点
diǎn

point; dot

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