中 zhōng
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zhōng
noun
middle
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '中' n 1; Kroll 2015 '中' 1, p. 611) -
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) -
zhōng
proper noun
China
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: An abbreviation for 中国 (Guoyu '中' n 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). -
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. -
zhōng
noun
midday
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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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) -
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) -
zhōng
proper noun
Zhong
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '中' n 5) -
zhōng
adjective
intermediary
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 中人 'intermediary' (Guoyu '中' adj 1) -
zhōng
adjective
half
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 半; as in 中途 'halfway' (Guoyu '中' adj 3) -
zhōng
adverb
just right; suitably
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 正好 (Guoyu '中' adv 1) -
zhōng
adverb
while
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: During a process or movement (Guoyu '中' adv 2) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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)
Contained in
- 中亚鸽(中亞鴿) yellow-eyed pigeon (Columba eversmanni)
- 疾病预防中心(疾病預防中心) Center for Disease Control (US)
- 中胚层(中胚層) mesoderm (cell lineage in embryology)
- 中国人权组织(中國人權組織) Human Rights in China (New York-based expatriate PRC organization)
- 中箭落马(中箭落馬) to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse; to suffer a serious setback
- 中国通(中國通) China watcher; an expert on China; an old China hand
- 中专(中專) vocational secondary school; technical secondary school; trade school
- 中办(中辦) General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC
- 中华民国(中華民國) Republic of China
- 二氯乙烷中毒 dichloroethane poisoning
- 中旬 middle third of a month ; middle age
- 排中律 law of excluded middle
- 中式英语(中式英語) Chinglish
- 中国城(中國城) Chinatown
- 书中自有黄金屋,书中自有颜如玉(書中自有黃金屋,書中自有顏如玉) in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies
- 中毒酶 inhibited enzyme
- 中资(中資) Chinese capital; Chinese enterprise
- 中空玻璃 double glazing
- 国家标准中文交换码(國家標準中文交換碼) CNS 11643, Chinese character coding adopted in Taiwan, 1986-1992
- 稳中求进(穩中求進) to make progress while ensuring stability
- 中美文化研究中心 Hopkins-Nanjing Center
- 中坚(中堅) core; main body ; resolute character ; fierce soldiers
- 传统中国医药(傳統中國醫藥) Chinese traditional medicine
- 天中节(天中節) Dragon Boat Festival
- 一语中的(一語中的) to hit the mark with a comment; to say something spot on
- 华侨中学(華僑中學) Chinese High School
- 肉中刺 a thorn in one's flesh
- 为了建设新中国(為了建設新中國) to build a new China
- 如堕五里雾中(如墮五里霧中) as if lost in a thick fog; in a fog; muddled; completely unfamiliar with sth
Also contained in
一中 、 科右中旗 、 中非共和国 、 吕本中 、 中石化 、 中国北方工业公司 、 中国青年报 、 一中原则 、 唐中宗 、 中国共青团 、 中原大学 、 中国文学 、 中途岛战役 、 中国国家博物馆 、 中品中生 、 中时 、 中共中央组织部 、 中国天主教爱国会 、 中大夫 、 中宣部 、 闽中郡 、 中国航天工业公司
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷106上 地形志二上 Volume 106a Treatise 2: Terrain 1 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 180
- 卷六十三 表第三 宰相下 Volume 63 Tables 3: Chancellors 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 156
- 卷27 志第22 百官中 Volume 27 Treatises 22: Government Offices 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 155
- 卷26 志第21 百官上 Volume 26 Treatises 21: Government Offices 1 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 144
- 卷六十二 志第十四: 地理五 Volume 62 Treatises 15: Geography 5 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 141
- 卷四十 志第三十 地理四 Volume 40 Treatises 34: Gepgraphy 4 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 140
- 卷六十一 表第一 宰相上 Volume 61 Tables 1: Chancellors 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 134
- 卷四十一 志第三十一 地理五 Volume 41 Treatises 35: Gepgraphy 5 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 133
- 卷二十七上 志第十七上 曆三上 Volume 27a Treatises 18: Calendar 3a New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 129
- 卷五十八 志第十: 地理一 Volume 58 Treatises 11: Geography 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 122
Collocations
- 中谷 (中谷) 施于中谷 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧葛覃 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Ge Tan — count: 8
- 桑中 (桑中) 桑中 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧桑中 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Sang Zhong — count: 7
- 丘中 (丘中) 丘中有麻 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧王‧丘中有麻 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wang - Qiu Zhong You Ma — count: 6
- 方中 (方中) 日之方中 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧邶‧簡兮 Lessons from the states - Odes of Bei - Jian Xi — count: 5
- 中中 (中中) 厥田惟中中 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 禹貢 Xia Shu - Tribute of Yu — count: 4
- 王中 (王中) 昔在殷王中宗 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 無逸 Zhou Shu - Against Luxurious Ease — count: 4
- 中宗 (中宗) 昔在殷王中宗 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 無逸 Zhou Shu - Against Luxurious Ease — count: 3
- 中林 (中林) 施于中林 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧周南‧兔罝 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Zhou And The South - Tu Ju — count: 3
- 厥中 (厥中) 允執厥中 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 大禹謨 Yu Shu - Counsels of the Great Yu — count: 3
- 中冓 (中冓) 中冓之言 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧牆有茨 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Qiang You Ci — count: 3