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中原

Zhōng yuán

2-character word

What 中原 means

1. Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei

The characters in 中原

• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
• 原yuánformer; original; primary

Words starting with 中原

• 中原区Zhōng yuán QūZhongyuan, a district of Zhengzhou City 郑州市
• 中原大学Zhōng yuán Dà xuéChung Yuan Christian University, in Taiwan

Words containing 中原

• 逐鹿中原zhú lù Zhōng yuánlit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom); fig. to attempt to seize the throne
• 问鼎中原wèn dǐng Zhōng yuánto plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
• 一中原则yī zhōng yuán zéOne-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China

Sounds the same

Read Zhōng yuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

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