center, middle, within, among
Animated Stroke Order 中
Stroke Order Diagrams 中
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HSK Vocabulary: 中
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 中 is used in context
1
zhōng中
guó国
shì是
yí一
gè个
lì历
shǐ史
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
guó国
jiā家
。
China is a country with a long history.
2
wǒ我
men们
zhōng中
wǔ午
shí十
èr二
diǎn点
chī吃
wǔ午
fàn饭
。
We have lunch at twelve noon.
3
wǒ我
de的
zuò座
wèi位
zài在
jiào教
shì室
zhōng中
jiān间
。
My seat is in the middle of the classroom.
4
xiàn现
zài在
shì是
zhōng中
wǔ午
。
It is noon now.
5
wǒ我
zhōng中
wǔ午
chī吃
le了
miàn面
tiáo条
。
I ate noodles at noon.
6
zhōng中
wǔ午
de的
tài太
yáng阳
hěn很
rè热
，
wǒ我
men们
zuì最
hǎo好
zài在
shì室
nèi内
xiū休
xī息
。
The sun is very hot at noon, so we'd better rest indoors.
7
wǒ我
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
rén人
。
I am Chinese.
8
zhōng中
guó国
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
měi美
lì丽
de的
chéng城
shì市
。
China has many beautiful cities.
9
zhōng中
guó国
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
wén文
huà化
yuán源
yuǎn远
liú流
cháng长
，
xī吸
yǐn引
zhe着
shì世
jiè界
gè各
dì地
de的
yóu游
kè客
。
China's traditional culture has a long history and attracts tourists from all over the world.
10
zhè这
shì是
zhōng中
wén文
。
This is Chinese.
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality