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重点

zhòng diǎn

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 重點

重点 (zhòng diǎn) means "key point; emphasis; main focus". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 重点 means

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

Other readings

重点 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate

The characters in 重点

• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to
• 点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)…

Example sentences

• 我明白你的重点。
  Wǒ míngbai nǐ de zhòngdiǎn.
  I see your point.
• 钢铁是重点产业。
  Gāngtiě shì zhòngdiǎn chǎnyè.
  Steel is a key industry.
• 废话少说，说重点。
  Stop saying trifles! Focus on the main point.
• 喔！你提到一个重点了。
  You have a point there.
• 讨论的重点是失业问题。
  In the discussion the accent was on unemployment.
• 我没有抓到他演讲的重点。
  Wǒ méiyǒu zhuā dào tā yǎnjiǎng de zhòngdiǎn.
  I didn't get the point of his speech.

Words containing 重点

• 侧重点cè zhòng diǎnmain point; emphasis
• 国家重点学科Guó jiā Zhòng diǎn Xué kēNational Key Disciplines…
• 划重点huà zhòng diǎnto highlight or underline an important point
• 全国重点文物保护单位Quán guó Zhòng diǎn Wén wù Bǎo hù Dān wèiNational Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit
• 国家重点实验室Guó jiā Zhòng diǎn Shí yàn shìState Key Laboratories…

Sounds the same

Read zhòng diǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 重典important classic text; severe laws

Where 重点 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Abstract concepts (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhòng diǎn correctly.
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