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

   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.

     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.

     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.

     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 (Heiban – )^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key):

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”).