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中庸

zhōngyōng

golden mean (Confucianism) / (literary) (of person) mediocre / ordinary

Uncommon (32%)

Character Breakdown

中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
HSK 1
庸
yōng
usual, common, ordinary, mediocre
HSK 6

Alternate Dictionary Entries

中庸
Zhōngyōng
the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books [[四書|四书<Sìshū>]]
Noun

Additional Information

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
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HSK Word Level
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Word Frequency
27361