重点 (chóng diǎn) — to recount in Mandarin
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#627 most common word · HSK 4 · CEFR B1
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
重点 is pronounced chóng diǎn. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Zhè kè de chóngdiǎn shì xuéxí xīn dāncí.
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What does 重点 mean?+
重点 (chóng diǎn) means "to recount" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 重点?+
重点 is pronounced chóng diǎn. It uses the tone 2 (rising), then the tone 3 (rising/dipping). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 重点 in Mandarin?+
重点 is the #627 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
Where 重点 fits
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