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焦点 jiāodiǎn “focus” in Chinese

Traditional 焦點

What 焦点 means

  1. focus
  2. focal point
  3. (lit. and fig.) focal point

How to say 焦点

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale焦jiāo1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale点diǎn3rd tone, dipping

焦点 in a sentence

  1. 这个问题成了大家讨论的焦点。

    Zhè ge wèntí chéng le dàjiā tǎolùn de jiāodiǎn.

    This question became the focus of everyone’s discussion.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 照相的时候要对好焦点。

    Zhàoxiàng de shíhou yào duì hǎo jiāodiǎn.

    When you take a photo, make sure it’s in focus.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 焦点 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 焦 (jiāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
焦jiāoburnt
  • 隹short-tailed bird · zhuī
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒ
The character 点 (diǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap
  • 占to divine · zhānSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 占 (zhān) hints at the sound. Compare it with diǎn.

Memory aidSimplified from 點, a black 黑 dot. 占 (zhān) gives the sound.

How to write 焦点

焦 12 strokes · 点 9 strokes

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焦点 (jiāodiǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 焦点 (jiāodiǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 焦点

Words with 焦

焦急jiāojí · anxious

Words with 点

点diǎn · o’clock一点儿yìdiǎnr · a little有点儿yǒudiǎnr · slightly晚点wǎndiǎn · (of trains地点dìdiǎn · place特点tèdiǎn · characteristic (feature)优点yōudiǎn · strong point缺点quēdiǎn · weak point重点zhòngdiǎn · key point点心diǎnxin · light refreshments

More words: Ideas & Concepts

活力huólì · vitality见解jiànjiě · view见闻jiànwén · what one sees and hears见义勇为jiànyìyǒngwéi · to act bravely for a just cause级别jíbié · level结局jiéjú · ending界限jièxiàn · boundary精华jīnghuá · essence

FAQs

焦点 (jiāodiǎn) means “focus” or “focal point”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiāodiǎn: jiāo with a 1st tone, then diǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 焦点 is written 焦點. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiaodian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 焦点 from the suggestions. Typing jiaodian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
焦点 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.