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中央 (zhōng yāng): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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中央 (zhōng yāng): Central (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

中 • zhōng • center, middle, among; China

zhōng中

center, middle, among; China

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Pinyinzhōng yāng

Meaningcentral

Characters2

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央 • yāng • center, middle

yāng央

center, middle

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 中央.

变迁biàn qiāntransition; changes; vicissitudes
不止bù zhǐmore than; not limited to
笨拙bèn zhuōclumsy; stupid; slow-witted
贬低biǎn dībelittle; depreciate; disparage
按摩àn mómassage
鄙视bǐ shìto despise
参照cān zhàorefer to; consult
爆发bào fāerupt; burst; blow up
不料bú liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
变质biàn zhìgo bad; deteriorate
本事běn shiskill; ability; talent
保养bǎo yǎngtake good care of one's health; keep fit; keep in good repair

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 中央.

Words with 中

中午zhōng wǔmidday
中国zhōng guóChina
中学zhōng xuémiddle school
中学生

zhōng xué shēng

middle-school student

高中gāo zhōngsenior high school

中文zhōng wénChinese [written language]

中间zhōng jiānmiddle

初中chū zhōngjunior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)

4.

Example Sentences with 中央

běi北

jīng京

shì是

zhōng中

guó国

de的

zhōng中

yāng央

。

Beijing is the center of China.

zhōng中

yāng央

zhèng政

fǔ府

xuān宣

bù布

le了

yí一

xiàng

wèi为

shén什

me么

zhōng中

yāng央

kōng空

tiáo调

xì系

tǒng

zhè这

ge个

fāng方

àn案

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

huò获

dé得

zhōng中

yāng央

zhèng政

fǔ府

de的

zhèng政

cè策

duì对

jīng

项

guān关

yú于

huán环

jìng境

bǎo保

hù护

de的

xīn新

fǎ法

guī规

。

The central government announced a new regulation concerning environmental protection.

统

zài在

jīn今

tiān天

xià下

wǔ午

tū突

rán然

tíng停

zhǐ止

le了

yùn运

xíng行

？

Why did the central air conditioning system suddenly stop operating this afternoon?

zhōng中

yāng央

wěi委

yuán员

huì会

de的

bì必

yào要

pī批

zhǔn准

。

This plan did not receive the necessary approval from the central committee.

经

jì济

fā发

zhǎn展

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

。

The policies of the central government are important for economic development.