Definition

1. Noun:
   • Central point / focal point: The exact center or middle point of something, often in a physical or geometric sense.
   • Core / heart: The most important, essential, or pivotal part of an issue, event, or area of attention.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thủ đô Hà Nội là trung tâm điểm của cả nước. (The capital Hanoi is the focal point of the whole country.)
  • Cô ấy luôn là trung tâm điểm của mọi sự chú ý. (She is always the center of all attention.)
  • Họ đặt bức tượng ngay tại trung tâm điểm của quảng trường. (They placed the statue right at the central point of the square.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is often used in formal, academic, or literary contexts to describe a precise center or a primary focus of interest, activity, or importance.

Variants and Related Words

• Trung tâm (n): center, hub. A more common and broader term for a center (e.g., shopping center, city center).

  • Anh ấy làm việc ở trung tâm thành phố. (He works in the city center.)

• Điểm trung tâm (n): center point. A less common variant with the same meaning.

  • Đây chính là điểm trung tâm của vòng tròn. (This is precisely the center point of the circle.)

Synonyms

• Center: The middle point or part.
• Focus: The central point of attention or activity.
• Core: The central or most important part.
• Hub: The effective center of an activity, region, or network.
• Pivot: The central point, pin, or idea on which something depends or turns.

Related Idioms

• While "trung tâm điểm" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is used in contexts similar to the English idiom "the center of attention."
  • Cậu bé trở thành trung tâm điểm tại bữa tiệc. (The boy became the center of attention at the party.)