How to say “center of gravity” in Chinese
center of gravity; main focus
“Center of gravity” in Chinese is 重心, zhòng xīn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
重心 is read zhòng xīn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is chóng, “again”.
A picture of a heart. At the side of a character it shrinks to 忄.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “重心”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 重心. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 重心越低物体越稳定zhòngxīnyuèdī,wùtǐyuèwěndìngThe lower the center of gravity, the more stable the object.
More words from the lesson “Properties: density, volume, elasticity”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “center of gravity” in Chinese?
“Center of gravity” in Chinese is 重心, pinyin zhòngxīn.
What does 重心 mean?
重心 (zhòngxīn) means “center of gravity; main focus”.
How do you write 重心?
重心 is 2 characters: 重 (zhòng) — heavy; important; 心 (xīn) — heart. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 重心?
重心 is read zhòngxīn. Tones: zhòng — fourth tone, xīn — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“center of gravity” in the lesson “Properties: density, volume, elasticity”
This word is from the topic “Matter and measurement” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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