Definition

1. Noun:
   • Centre, Central Area: A central region or zone, often referring to the core part of a larger system or structure.
   • Nerve Centre (Biology, Physiology): A specific area in the brain or nervous system, composed of cell nuclei, typically responsible for controlling a particular bodily function.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thành phố này là trung khu kinh tế của cả nước. (This city is the economic centre of the entire country.)
  • Trung khu thần kinh điều khiển nhịp tim nằm ở hành tủy. (The nerve centre that controls heart rate is located in the medulla oblongata.)

Advanced Usage

• "trung khu đầu não": command centre, headquarters (often metaphorical).
  • Phòng điều hành được coi là trung khu đầu não của toàn bộ dự án. (The control room is considered the command centre of the entire project.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trung tâm (n): centre, hub. This is a more common and general synonym.
  • trung tâm thương mại (shopping centre)
• Trung ương (adj/n): central (often used in administrative or political contexts).
  • chính quyền trung ương (central government)

Synonyms

• Trọng tâm: focal point, core.
• Hạt nhân: nucleus, core (often used figuratively).

Related Phrases

• Trung khu điều khiển: control centre.
  • Các kỹ sư đang làm việc tại trung khu điều khiển. (The engineers are working in the control centre.)
• Trung khu thương mại: commercial centre.
  • Khu vực này đang phát triển thành một trung khu thương mại sầm uất. (This area is developing into a bustling commercial centre.)

Notes on Usage

• The word "trung khu" is more formal and technical than the common synonym "trung tâm". It is frequently used in scientific (especially biological/physiological), administrative, or strategic contexts to denote a central controlling area.
• In everyday conversation, "trung tâm" is preferred for general references to a centre (e.g., city centre, shopping centre). "Trung khu" implies a more defined, often functional core within a system.

noun

1. centre