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集中

jí zhōng · ji zhong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to concentrate
  2. to centralize
  3. to focus
  4. centralized
  5. concentrated
  6. to put together
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Cannot focus

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)集中(jízhōng)精力(jīnglì)看书(kànshū)，可是(kěshì)旁边(pángbiān)太(tài)吵(chǎo)了(le)。

    I want to focus on reading, but it is too noisy nearby.

  2. Liangliang

    这里(zhèlǐ)人(rén)多(duō)，很(hěn)难(nán)集中(jízhōng)。

    There are many people here, so it is hard to focus.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)怎么(zěnme)才(cái)能(néng)集中(jízhōng)精力(jīnglì)？

    Then how can I focus?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)听(tīng)音乐(yīnyuè)。

    You can listen to music.

  5. Dengdeng

    音乐(yīnyuè)一(yī)响(xiǎng)，我(wǒ)更(gèng)集中不了(jízhōngbùliǎo)，只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)唱歌(chànggē)。

    Once music plays I focus even less. I only want to sing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)我(wǒ)们(men)应(yīng)集(jí)中(zhōng)于(yú)另(lìng)外(wài)的(de)事(shì)情(qing)。

I think we should concentrate on other things.

Tatoeba: Chinese by black333 · English by jayrod84 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)太(tài)吵(chǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)没(méi)办(bàn)法(fǎ)集(jí)中(zhōng)精(jīng)神(shén)了(le)。

They're too noisy; I can't concentrate.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by yifen238 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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集
jí

to gather; to collect

中
zhōng

within; among; in; middle; center

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