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中
zhōng
1. within
2. among
3. in
4. middle
5. center
6. while (doing sth)
7. during
8. (dialect) OK
9. all right
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

中帮
zhōngbāng
mid-top (shoes)
中招
zhòngzhāo
to get infected
中层
zhōngcéng
middle-ranking
中常
zhōngcháng
ordinary
中式
zhòngshì
to pass an exam (or the imperial exam)
中意
zhòngyì
to take one's fancy
中宁
Zhōngníng
Zhongning county in Zhongwei [[中衛|中卫<Zhōngwèi>]], Ningxia
中局
zhōngjú
middle game (in go or chess)
中岳
zhōngyuè
Mt Song [[嵩山]] in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains [[五嶽|五岳<Wǔyuè>]]
中巴
zhōngbā
minibus
中庭
zhōngtíng
courtyard
中式
Zhōngshì
Chinese style
中径
zhōngjìng
diameter
中意
ZhōngYì
Sino-Italian
中坚
zhōngjiān
core
中学
zhōngxué
middle school
中专
zhōngzhuān
vocational secondary school
中尉
zhōngwèi
lieutenant (navy)
中岛
Zhōngdǎo
Nakajima (name)
中和
zhōnghé
to neutralize

Example Sentences (3)

我们是在一次足球比赛中认识的。
Wǒmen shì zài yí cì zúqiú bǐsài zhōng rènshi de.
We met during a soccer match.
Text 1
老年人说：浪漫其实就像歌中唱的那样，“我能想到最浪漫的事，就是和你一起慢慢变老。”
lǎo nián rén shuō：làng màn qí shí jiù xiàng gē zhōng chàng de nà yàng,"wǒ néng xiǎng dào zuì làng màn de shì,jiù shì hé nǐ yì qǐ màn màn biàn lǎo."
Elderly people say: Romance is actually just like the song says, 'The most romantic thing I can think of is to slowly grow old with you.'
Text 4
其实，让我们感动的，就是生活中简单的爱情。
qíshí, ràng wǒmen gǎndòng de, jiù shì shēnghuó zhōng jiǎndān de àiqíng.
Actually, what moves us is the simple love in life.
Text 4

Alternate Entries

中
Zhōng
China / Chinese / surname Zhong
中
zhòng
to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
13
Word Frequency Rank
130 of 84,292