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中

zhōng

HSK 1 Character

What 中 means

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

Other readings

中 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• zhòngto hit (a target); to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc); to win (a prize or lottery)
• ZhōngChina; Chinese; surname Zhong

Example sentences

• 进行中。
  In Progress.
• 我来自中国
  Wǒ láizì Zhōngguó
  I'm originally from China.
• 我中奖了。
  Wǒ zhòngjiǎng le.
  I won the lottery.
• 俺不中嘞。
  I can't do it.
• 我教中文。
  I teach Chinese.
• 我写中文。
  I write Chinese.

Words starting with 中

• 中国Zhōng guóChina
• 中午zhōng wǔnoon; midday
• 中国人Zhōng guó rénChinese person
• 中间zhōng jiānthe middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime
• 中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
• 中文Zhōng wénChinese language
• 中介zhōng jièto act as intermediary; to link; intermediate
• 中旬zhōng xúnmiddle third of a month
• 中央zhōng yāngcentral; middle; center
• 中断zhōng duànto cut short; to break off; to discontinue
• 中学zhōng xuémiddle school
• 中立zhōng lìneutral; neutrality
• 中华Zhōng huáZhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese…
• 中年zhōng niánmiddle age
• 中华民族Zhōng huá mín zúthe Chinese nation; the Chinese people…
• 中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle-school student; high school student
• 中医zhōng yītraditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
• 中外zhōng wàiSino-foreign; Chinese-foreign; home and abroad
• 中东Zhōng dōngMiddle East
• 中国共产党Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎngCommunist Party of China
• 中等zhōng děngmedium
• 中关村Zhōng guān cūnZhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for…
• 中小学zhōng xiǎo xuémiddle and elementary school
• 中央电视台Zhōng yāng Diàn shì táiChina Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network

Words containing 中

• 其中qí zhōngamong; in; included among these
• 心中xīn zhōngcentral point; in one's thoughts; in one's heart
• 之中zhī zhōnginside; among; in the midst of (doing sth)
• 集中jí zhōngto concentrate; to centralize; to focus
• 当中dāng zhōngamong; in the middle; in the center
• 高中gāo zhōngsenior high school (abbr. for 高级中学
• 初中chū zhōngjunior high school (abbr. for 初级中学
• 眼中yǎn zhōngin (sb's) eyes
• 空中kōng zhōngin the sky; in the air
• 从中cóng zhōngfrom among them; from it
• 梦中mèng zhōngin a dream
• 途中tú zhōngen route
• 心目中xīn mù zhōngin one's eyes; in one's estimation
• 市中心shì zhōng xīncity center; downtown
• 月中yuè zhōngthe middle of the month; (Taiwan; colloquial) postpartum care center (abbr. for 月子中心
• 新中国Xīn Zhōng guóNew China (post-1949 China)
• 看中kàn zhòngto have a preference for; to fancy; to choose after consideration
• 无意中wú yì zhōngaccidentally; unintentionally; unexpectedly
• 高中生gāo zhōng shēngsenior high school student
• 孙中山Sūn Zhōng shānDr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of…
• 暗中àn zhōngin the dark; in secret; on the sly
• 选中xuǎn zhòngto select; to choose; to decide on
• 发展中国家fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiādeveloping country
• 党中央Dǎng Zhōng yāngCentral Committee of the CCP

Characters built on 口

These share the phonetic component 口 (kǒu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 总zǒng(bound form) general; overall; to sum up; in every case; always; invariably
• 咙lóngused in 喉咙
• 哄hōngroar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)
• 咚dōng(onomatopoeia) boom (of a drum); knock (on the door)
• 咏yǒngto sing
• 哝nóng(bound form) to mutter; to mumble
• 嗵tōng(onomatopoeia) thump; thud
• 喁yóng(literary) (of a fish) to stick its mouth out of the water

Characters that look like 中

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 申shēnto extend; to state; to explain
• 甲jiǎfirst of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; (used for an unspecified person or thing)…
• 巾jīntowel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old)

Sounds the same

Read zhōng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 终end; finish
• 钟handleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc); variant of 钟
• 忠loyal; devoted; faithful
• 衷inner feelings
• 锺nonstandard simplified variant of 钟
• 盅handleless cup; goblet
• 柊used in 柊叶
• 彸restless, agitated
• 伀restless; agitated
• 螽(grasshopper); Gompsocleis mikado
• 汷name of an ancient river in Hubei
• 忪used in 怔忪