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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *中* | 中* | *中
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *右* | 右* | *右
(bound form) right; right-hand side / (bound form) (politics) right of center / (bound form) (old) west / (literary) the right side as the side of precedence
HSK 1
center; heart; core
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *心* | 心* | *心
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL: 顆|颗, 個|个
HSK 3
to revolve around / to center on (an issue)
HSK 5
shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium / CL: / the business world
HSK 1
central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state)
HSK 5
among / in the middle / in the center
HSK 3
(computing) data center
exam site; test center / key topic (to be tested in an exam)
(anatomy) nerve center
urban district / downtown / city center
HSK 4
blood center
far from the center / remote / outlying
HSK 7-9
(neologism, c. 2015) (coll.) most prominent position (e.g. in a group photo of entertainers) (loanword from "carry" or "center" or "core")
(sports) midfielder; (basketball) center; (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋
Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗 / Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州, Zhejiang
World Trade Center
shopping center / department store
HSK 6
space center
city center / downtown
World Trade Center
center of projection
(in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force
Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper
activity center / CL: 處|处
gym (health center)
center; hub / the central administration
base; center / basis; point of departure; starting point / (finance) basis point (abbr. for 基本點|基本点)
command center
China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the information hub of the China Earthquake Administration 中國地震局|中国地震局
not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
temporary shelter / hospice / refuge (e.g. for animals) / detention center
trade center / shopping mall
philtrum / infranasal depression / the "human center" acupuncture point
(economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位 "gold standard") / one's own department or unit / central reference point; fundamental frame of reference (used after a noun N, indicates an N-centered outlook, as in 學校本位|学校本位 "school-centered approach")
center dash console / central dashboard
amusement park / recreation center / entertainment center
center / central point / focus
to be between two parties (as in mediation) / to be in the middle; to be in between / (page layout) to be centered
(sports) center-back
Kucha, ancient Silk Road kingdom and Buddhist center on the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert (Han-Tang period), in present-day Aksu, Xinjiang
World Financial Center (New York City)
the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers
bathing and recreation center
center forward (soccer position)
business center / commerce center
to commission another organization (a school or training center etc) to train one's personnel (abbr. for 委托培養|委托培养)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *央* | 央* | *央
center / end / to beg / to plead
the middle of the month / (Tw) (coll.) postpartum care center (abbr. for 月子中心)
recycling center; waste materials collection depot / (computing) recycle bin
headquarters / military command center
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *僻* | 僻* | *僻
(bound form) remote / out of the way / off-center / eccentric
Horqin right center banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟, east Inner Mongolia
center of gravity / barycenter
center of a lake
social occasion centered on alcohol; drinking party; drinking session
pleasure center
center of target / bull's eye
China Ship Scientific Research Center (CSSRC)
cowshed / makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution / (baseball) bullpen
Development Research Center (PRC State Council institution)
research center
medical center
silverware store / jewelry center
distribution center
Qi state of Western Zhou and the Warring states (1122-265 BC), centered in Shandong
shopping center
center of gravity / central core / main part
HSK 7-9
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / abbr. for 疾病預防控製中心|疾病预防控制中心
World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)
senior center
detention center / prison
node (center of energy) / acupuncture point / Chakra
holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest
call center
Beijing World Financial Center, skyscraper
centered alignment (typography)
center of the sky / will of heaven / will of the Gods / the monarch's will
Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, Hong Kong
Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe
middle / center / right in the middle or center / nub
food relief center / soup kitchen
downtown area / city center
arrogant idler / self-centered show-off
Puxi, the area of Shanghai located west of the Huangpu River 黃浦江|黄浦江, known as the historic urban center of the city
drug rehabilitation center
Northern Territory, sparsely populated federal territory extending from center to north of Australia
Blagoveshchensk, Russian city on the border with China, administrative center of Amur Oblast 阿穆爾州|阿穆尔州
Water Cube, nickname of Beijing National Aquatics Center 北京國家游泳中心|北京国家游泳中心, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鵠* | 鵠* | *鵠
center or bull's eye of an archery target (old) / goal / target
the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, located in Nanjing, est. 1986 (formally, the Johns Hopkins University – Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *埗* | 埗* | *埗
wharf / dock / jetty / trading center / port / place name
Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗
detention center / prison camp
heliocentric theory / the theory that the sun is at the center of the universe
postpartum care center (a facility providing services such as professional care and nutritionally balanced meals for mothers during the traditional month of rest after giving birth)
person in charge of a train station 車站|车站 (stationmaster), website 網站|网站 (webmaster), volunteer center 志工站 (center manager), etc
center of circle
Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔, Inner Mongolia / also Urat Front, Center and Rear banners

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