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核心

core; heart

核心
héxīn2nd tone

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Pinyin
héxīn
Strokes
14
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 核心

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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