中

Within in Chinese: 中 (zhōng)

zhōng

within

HSK 3.0 Level 10 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1within; among; in
  2. 2middle; center
  3. 3while (doing sth); during
  4. 4(dialect) OK; all right

Stroke order

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中

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

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Related words

中国

zhōng guó

China

中午

zhōng wǔ

noon

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

其中

qí zhōng

among

中文

zhōng wén

Chinese language

集中

jí zhōng

to concentrate

中介

zhōng jiè

to act as intermediary

中心

zhōng xīn

center

中旬

zhōng xún

middle third of a month

中学

zhōng xué

middle school

高中

gāo zhōng

senior high school

心中

xīn zhōng

central point

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