集中 jízhōng to concentrate
to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together
How to remember 集中: 集 to gather + 中 middle = to concentrate.
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How it is used
- To concentrate/gather into one place or focus - 集中注意力 (jízhōng zhùyìlì) concentrate one's attention; 集中力量 (jízhōng lìliàng) pool resources/effort.
- Pulling scattered things/attention together. Opposite is 分散 (fēnsàn, to scatter). Also 'centralized' as an adjective - 分散注意力 (fēnsàn zhùyìlì) distract one's attention.
Example sentences
- 他试图把注意力集中在信上。 Tā shìtú bǎ zhùyìlì jízhōng zài xìnshàng.He tried to concentrate on the letter.
- 我想我们应集中于另外的事情。 Wǒ xiǎng wǒmen yīng jízhōng yú lìngwài de shìqíng.I think we should concentrate on other things.
- 由于噪音，我无法集中精力工作了。 Yóuyú zàoyīn, wǒ wúfǎ jízhōngjīnglì gōngzuò le.I can't concentrate on my work because of the noise.