核心
core; heart
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- Pinyin
- héxīn
- Strokes
- 14
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- 1
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核心 is written with 14 strokes (核: 10, 心: 4). The animation replays automatically.
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HSK 5. 争议的核心 = the heart of the dispute.
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争议的核心，是一种叫做蒸馏的做法。
At the heart of the dispute is a practice called distillation.
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