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中

zhōng
HSK 13 readings

“China” in Chinese is 中 (zhōng).

Other characters with the syllable zhong: see all 10 →

Meaning

  • bound formChina; Chinese
  • within; among; in
  • middle; center
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  • while (doing sth); during
  • to hit (a target)
  • to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
  • to win (a prize or lottery)
  • surname Zhong
  • (dialect) OK; all right

Example

我喜欢中国。

I like China.

From 中国 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong / within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right
  • zhòngto hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 中

中国ZhōngguóChinaHSK 1中间zhōngjiānthe middle; the insideHSK 1中文ZhōngwénChinese languageHSK 1中午zhōngwǔnoonHSK 1中学zhōngxuémiddle schoolHSK 1中学生zhōngxuéshēngmiddle-school studentHSK 1高中gāozhōngsenior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2])HSK 2其中qízhōngamongHSK 2

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