HSK 2 · Places in town

中心

zhōng xīn

centre

Stroke order of 中心

2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

中 · 4 strokes 心 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

中 is a line through the middle of a box; 心 is the heart: the heart of the middle.

Parts: 中 middle + 心 heart

The characters in 中心

中 zhōng — middle; China (4 strokes)
心 xīn — heart; mind (4 strokes)

Example sentence

我家离市中心很近。

My home is close to the city centre.

Words with 中

中午noon 中学middle school 中学生middle school student 中文Chinese (language)中国China 中间middle; between 中middle; China 中年middle age 中医traditional Chinese medicine 中餐Chinese food 高中senior high school 中小学primary and secondary schools 心中in one's heart 其中among them 中级intermediate 中华民族the Chinese nation 初中junior middle school 中部central part

Words with 心

开心happy 放心to be at ease; to relax 心情mood 心里in one's heart; in one's mind 心中in one's heart 关心to care about 信心confidence 小心careful; to be careful 心heart; mind 爱心love; compassion 伤心sad; heartbroken 内心heart; inner feelings 决心determination 担心to worry

More words: Places in town

超市supermarket 银行bank 公园park 广场square; plaza 店shop; store 办公室office 单位work unit; unit 公司company 市city 省province; to save 国际international 全国the whole country

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