中 zhōng

  1. zhōng noun middle
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '中' n 1; Kroll 2015 '中' 1, p. 611)
  2. zhōng adjective medium; medium sized
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: This sense of 中 is used in both modern and classical Chinese (Kroll 2015 '中' 2). For example, in literary Chinese 煨：盆中火。 'Wēi: an intermediate sized fire.' (Shuo Wen Jie Zi, huǒ Radical 說文解字‧火部; Guoyu '中' adj 2)
  3. zhōng proper noun China
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: An abbreviation for 中国 (Guoyu '中' n 4)
  4. zhòng verb to hit the mark
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: 中 is often used in the construction 打中. For example, ... 击球打中志愿者 '... struck the ball hitting a volunteer' (news.qtv.com.cn, Qingdao TV, 2015-11-06) 中 is used in this sense in both modern and classical Chinese (Guoyu '中' zhòng v 2； Kroll 2015 '中' 3, p. 611).
  5. zhōng preposition in; amongst
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: May be classified as a localizer because it can be appended to some nouns as a suffix to indicate location.
  6. zhōng noun midday
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
  7. zhōng noun inside
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 内 or 里面; in literary Chinese, 中：內也。 'zhōng: inside.' (Shuo Wen Jie Zi, gǔn Radical 說文解字‧丨部; Guoyu '中' n 2; Kroll 2015 '中' 1, p. 611)
  8. zhōng noun during
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Within a time period; for example, 布什总统在演讲中 'In the middle of President Bush's speech ...' (VOA 2007-7-5 'The Red Mosque'; Guoyu '中' n 3; Kroll 2015 '中' 1, p. 611)
  9. zhōng proper noun Zhong
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '中' n 5)
  10. zhōng adjective intermediary
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 中人 'intermediary' (Guoyu '中' adj 1)
  11. zhōng adjective half
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 半; as in 中途 'halfway' (Guoyu '中' adj 3)
  12. zhōng adverb just right; suitably
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 正好 (Guoyu '中' adv 1)
  13. zhōng adverb while
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: During a process or movement (Guoyu '中' adv 2)
  14. zhòng verb to reach; to attain
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 达到要点 (Guoyu '中' zhòng v 1)
  15. zhòng verb to suffer; to infect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 遭受 or 感染; for example, 中毒 'to be poisoned' (Guoyu '中' zhòng v 3)
  16. zhòng verb to obtain
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 得; for example, 中奖 'to win a prize' (Guoyu '中' zhòng v 3)
  17. zhòng verb to pass an exam
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 考取; as in 考中 (Guoyu '中' zhòng v 4)

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