| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 钅 |
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1. gold |
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2. Simplified form of 釒 |
中 |
zhōng |
1. middle; center | |
居中 - to be placed in the middle |
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華中 - Central China |
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2. medium; intermediary |
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中型 - medium-size; mid-size |
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這 件 夾克 有 三 個 尺碼：小、中、大。 - You can get the jacket in three sizes - small, medium and large. |
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3. within; among; in |
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水 中 - in the water |
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我們 中間 有 一個 15 歲 的 女孩。 - A 15-year-old girl was among us. |
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他 在 事故 中 受傷。 - He was injured in the accident. |
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4. while; in the process of; during; in the middle of |
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發展.中.國家 - developing countries |
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網頁 正在 建設 中。 - The website is under construction. |
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5. to be fit for |
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中用 - to be useful |
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中聽 - pleasant to the ear |
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6. heart; innermost being |
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7. intermediary |
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8. (dialectal) all right; OK |
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9. Short for 中國, gloss=China; Chinese |
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中醫 - traditional Chinese medicine |
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中 美 關係 - China–United States relation |
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10. Short for 中學, gloss=middle school Used only in the abbreviation of the name. |
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三Sān 中Zhōng - No.3 Middle School |
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11. 1st tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "the center" (?) |
| zhòng |
12. to hit the mark; to be correct; to be successful |
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導彈 成功 擊 中zhòng 目標。 - The missile successfully hit the target. |
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真 讓 他 說 中zhòng 了。 - He turns out to be correct. |
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13. to be hit by; to suffer; to be affected by |
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中zhòng暑 - to suffer a heat stroke |
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他 試圖 爬 走 時 肩膀 中zhòng槍 了。 - As he tried to crawl away, he was hit in the shoulder. |
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他 中zhòng 了 肺炎。 - He has contracted pneumonia. |
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14. to win (a prize, a lottery) |
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中zhòng 樂lè透 - win a lottery |
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中zung3 咗 六合彩 - won the lottery |
