zhōng 中 middle

shù

(a vertical stroke)

zhōng-bù
中部

n.

central section; middle

zhōng-cān
中餐

n.

Chinese meal; Chinese food

zhōng-děng
中等

n.

medium; middling; moderate

zhōng-duàn
中断

v.

interrupt; discontinue; suspend; come to stop; break down (off)

zhōng-jiān
中间

n.

centre; middle; between; among

zhōng-lì
中立

v.

neutral; independent

zhōng-nián
中年

n.

middle age; medium term

zhōng-qiū
中秋

n.

mid-autumn

zhōng-tú
中途

n.

halfway; midway

zhōng-wén
中文

n.

the Chinese language

zhōng-wǔ
中午

n.

noon; midday

zhōng-xīn
中心

n.

centre; heart; middle; nucleus

zhōng-xíng
中型

n.

medium-sized; middle-sized

zhōng-xué
中学

n.

middle school

zhōng-xún
中旬

n.

the middle ten days of a month

zhōng-yāng
中央

n.

centre; central authorities

zhōng-yào
中药

n.

traditional Chinese medical science; doctor of traditional Chinese medicine

dāng-zhōng
当中

n.

in the middle; in the centre; among

jí-zhōng
集中

v.

concentrate; centralise; converge; sum up; bring together; centre on

qí-zhōng
其中

n.

among; in (which)

xīn-zhōng
心中

in the heart; at heart; in mind

wú-zhōng-shēng-yǒu
无中生有
out of thin air; sheer fabrication

xuě-zhōng-sòng-tàn
雪中送炭
help in one’s hour of need