重点 meaning in English
important point; main point; focus; key (project etc)
Meaning of 重点
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- important point; main point; focus
- key (project etc)
- to focus on; to put the emphasis on
- to recount (e.g. results of election)
- to re-evaluate
How to use 重点
重点 is used as a noun for the main point or focus, and adverbially to mean focusing on something, as in 重点学习 (zhòngdiǎn xuéxí, to study with a focus on). It also appears before nouns, like 重点大学 (zhòngdiǎn dàxué, key university). Example: 这是今天的重点。(Zhè shì jīntiān de zhòngdiǎn.) This is today's main point.
重 (zhòng) means heavy and 点 (diǎn) means point, so 重点 is the heavy point, the one that carries the most weight. Picture a point so heavy it sinks to the center of the page.
Common mistake: Learners often read 重 as chóng here because of words like 重新 (chóngxīn) and 重复 (chóngfù). In the common meaning it is zhòng, and chóngdiǎn only means to count again.
重点 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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重 zhòng · heavy · 9 strokes
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点 diǎn · to touch briefly · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 重点.
| 重要 | zhòngyào | important; significant; major |
| 地点 | dìdiǎn | place; site |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 重新 | chóngxīn | again; once more; re- |
| 一点点 | yī diǎndiǎn | a little bit |
| 重复 | chóngfù | to repeat; to duplicate |
| 观点 | guāndiǎn | point of view; viewpoint |
| 有点儿 | yǒudiǎnr | slightly; a little |
| 重视 | zhòngshì | to attach importance to sth; to value |
| 快点儿 | kuài diǎnr | erhua variant of 快點|快点[kuai4 dian3] |
| 点头 | diǎntóu | to nod |
| 特点 | tèdiǎn | characteristic; trait; feature |
Questions about 重点
What does 重点 mean?
重点 (zhòngdiǎn) means "important point; main point; focus; key (project etc)" and is used as a noun and adverb.
How do you write 重点?
重点 is made of 2 characters: 重 (9 strokes), 点 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 重点 an HSK word?
Yes. 重点 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 重点 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 重点 is written 重點.
What is the difference between 重点 and 重要?
重要 (zhòngyào) is an adjective meaning important, as in 很重要. 重点 is mainly a noun for the key point, so you say 这是重点, not 很重点.
How do I say to emphasize something using 重点?
A common pattern is 把……作为重点 or 重点 + verb, for example 我们重点讨论这个问题 (wǒmen zhòngdiǎn tǎolùn zhège wèntí), we will focus our discussion on this issue.