中心

中心

1. centre (point in the interior of a circle or sphere)
2. centre (main part of a thing); core
3. centre (place where some function or activity occurs)

   托兒中心／托儿中心  ―  tuō'ér zhōngxīn  ―  childcare centre

   培訓中心／培训中心  ―  péixùn zhōngxīn  ―  training centre

   社區衛生服務中心 [MSC, trad.]
   社区卫生服务中心 [MSC, simp.]

   shèqū wèishēng fúwù zhōngxīn [Pinyin]

   community healthcare center

• (centre: point in the interior of a circle or sphere): 當心／当心 (dāngxīn), 當中／当中 (dāngzhōng), 核心 (héxīn), 中央 (zhōngyāng)
• (centre: place where some function or activity occurs): 基點／基点 (jīdiǎn)

中心

1. (～區) a former name of Siming District (思明區) in Xiamen, Fujian, China during the late 1940s
2. (～村) Zhongxin (a village in Wudian, Guangshui, Suizhou, Hubei, China)

中心

1. (Classical) in the heart; with all one's heart; from the bottom of one's heart

   • 謔浪笑敖，中心是悼。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     谑浪笑敖，中心是悼。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Xuè làng xiào ào, zhōngxīn shì dào. [Pinyin]

     With scornful words and dissolute, — the smile of pride.
     To the centre of my heart I am grieved.

   • 其母死，哭泣無涕，中心不戚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     其母死，哭泣无涕，中心不戚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Qí mǔ sǐ, kūqì wú tì, zhōngxīn bù qī. [Pinyin]

     When his mother died, in all his wailing for her he did not shed a tear, and in the core of his heart he felt no distress.

   • 中心憯怛，愛人之仁也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     中心憯怛，爱人之仁也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Zhōngxīn cǎn dá, ài rén zhī rén yě. [Pinyin]

     Where there is a deep and compassionate sympathy in the heart, we have humanity evidenced in the love of others.

• 中間／中间 (zhōngjiān)
• 中央 (zhōngyāng)

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

From 中 (chū, “center”) + 心 (shin, “core”).

• (Tokyo) ちゅうしん [chùúshíń] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨːɕĩɴ]

中(ちゅう)心(しん) • (chūshin) ^{←ちゆうしん (tyuusin)?}

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)の中心(ちゅうしん)へ行(い)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:

     事(こと)の起(おこ)りを調(しら)べて見(み)ると、中心(ちゅうしん)には一人(ひとり)の少女(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)の生活(せいかつ)が問題(もんだい)の中心(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.

• 中(ちゅう)心(しん)とする (chūshin to suru): play a leading role
• 中(ちゅう)心(しん)となる (chūshin to naru): play a central role

• 中(ちゅう)央(おう) (chūō)

中心 • (jungsim) (hangeul 중심)

1. hanja form^? of 중심 (“center, middle”)

中心

1. chữ Hán form of trung tâm (“center”).