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zhōng, zhòng

Description

“中”最常用来表示“里面”或“中间”,比如“房间中”就是房间里面。

"中" is most commonly used to mean "inside" or "middle", for example, "房间中" means inside the room.

它也可以读作 zhòng,表示“打中”或“中奖”。

It can also be pronounced zhòng, meaning "to hit" or "to win a prize".

Meanings

zhōng

middle; center; in the middle of

他站在房间中间。

He stands in the middle of the room.

zhōng

inside; among; within

在这些书中,我最喜欢这本。

Among these books, I like this one the most.

zhòng

to hit (a target); to win

他中了大奖。

He won the grand prize.

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Notes

  • Reading

    中 is zhōng for 'middle/inside' and zhòng for 'to hit/win'.

  • Nuance

    as a suffix 中 (zhōng) can mean 'in progress', e.g. 工作中 'at work'.

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