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中庸
zhōngyōng
1. golden mean (Confucianism)
2. (literary) (of person) mediocre
3. ordinary
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Character Breakdown

中
zhōng
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
HSK 1 4 丶
庸
yōng
usual, common, ordinary, mediocre
HSK 6 11 丶

Alternate Entries

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

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Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
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