中心句

zhōngxīnjù

thesis statement (sentence which clarifies the main point of a text)

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Entry Composition

1 中心 zhōngxīn center; heart; core
=2 句 gōu variant of 勾 gōu
=2 句 jù
  1. sentence
  2. clause
  3. phrase
  4. classifier for phrases or lines of verse
=2 句 gòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 彀 (gòu, “to draw a bow”)
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of 彀 (gòu, “to draw a bow”)
  4. used in 句當／句当, alternative form of 勾當 /勾当
=2 句 qú
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 絇 /𰬆 (jù, “a kind of shoe ornament or decoration”)
  2. alternative form of 絇 /𰬆 (jù, “a kind of shoe ornament or decoration”)