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中尉

zhōng wèi

2-character word

What 中尉 means

1. lieutenant (navy)
2. first lieutenant (army)
3. subaltern

The characters in 中尉

• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
• 尉wèimilitary officer

Words containing 中尉

• 陆军中尉lù jūn zhōng wèilieutenant

Sounds the same

Read zhōng wèi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 中卫(sports) center-back

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