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HSK
middle part; central section; central region
HSK 3
central point / in one's thoughts / in one's heart
HSK 2
central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state)
HSK 5
(anatomy) central nervous system
region / regional (away from the central administration) / local
HSK 4
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
central government
central heating / heater / warm air
HSK 4
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA
Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan / Xinyi or Hsinyi District of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan / Xinyi or Hsinyi Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會|中国共产党中央委员会
Central America
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic
centrally-managed state-owned enterprise (PRC)
axis of symmetry / central axis (in Chinese architecture)
Fuling, a district in central Chongqing 重慶|重庆
General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP (abbr. for 中共中央辦公廳|中共中央办公厅)
Zhushan or Chushan Town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (abbr. for 中央情報局|中央情报局)
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
south central region
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing (abbr. for 中央財經大學|中央财经大学)
Military Commission of the Communist Party Central Committee
China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台
central bank
central finance / Chinese monetary fund
central district
Rodong Sinmun (Workers' news), the official newspaper of the North Korean WPK's Central Committee
Ili River in central Asia
Central Committee of the CCP
(computing) central processing unit (CPU)
Central, Hong Kong Island
Houhai, a lake and the area surrounding it in central Beijing
Central Asia
Nara prefecture in central Japan
Central Committee
Taichung, city in central Taiwan
main line (of communication) / main thread (of a plotline or concept) / central theme
South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa
ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
Central Asian grasslands
Central University for Nationalities
(archaeology) Yangshao culture, a Neolithic culture (c. 5000–3000 BC) in the central Yellow River basin, known for painted pottery, millet farming and village settlements
(PRC, mid-1990s) to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) controlled by the central government and privatize smaller SOEs at the local level
Central Asia
north central area
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  *胡* | 胡* | *胡
non-Han people, esp. from central Asia / reckless / outrageous / what? / why? / to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written )
Central America
Nan'an, a district of central Chongqing 重慶|重庆
Central News Agency (Taiwan)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), organization within the CCP which investigates corruption and other wrongdoing among Party cadres / abbr. for 中共中央紀律檢查委員會|中共中央纪律检查委员会
Xuhui district, central Shanghai
General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP, which handles administrative, logistical and technical affairs for the Central Committee
Ren'ai or Jenai District of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan / Ren'ai or Jenai Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
the Bund, a waterfront promenade in central Shanghai, running along the western bank of the Huangpu River
central air conditioning / (fig.) (neologism) ladies' man (contrasted with 暖男, a guy who is attentive to his partner rather than to all and sundry)
central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing)
plenary session of the Central Committee
Political and Legal Affairs Commission (may refer to the national-level Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, responsible for overseeing law enforcement, judicial affairs and domestic security, or a corresponding body at a lower administrative level)
Uluru, massive sandstone outcrop in central Australia
central bank (abbr. for 中央銀行|中央银行)
head office / general office / central office
central office / telecommunications office
Central Military Committee (CMC)
central axis (line)
central China
Kyōto prefecture in central Japan
(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")
Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Central Party School, China's highest institution specifically for training Party cadres, founded in 1933
center dash console / central dashboard
Dongcheng, a district of central Beijing
CCP central committee's external affairs department (i.e. Chinese communist party's foreign office)
Töv Province (Töv Aimag) of Mongolia / Central Province (the name of provinces in various nations)
(PRC) Central Military Commission
Central Executive Committee
Yangpu district, central Shanghai
Xicheng, a district of central Beijing
Central Europe
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  *湘* | 湘* | *湘
abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China / abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
Central Conservatory of Music
Central and Western district of Hong Kong
Occupy Central, Hong Kong civil disobedience movement (September 2014 -)
central city district
United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee (UFWD) / abbr. for 統一戰線工作部|统一战线工作部
Study Times, journal of the Central Party School 中央黨校|中央党校
Muhammad (c. 570–632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God
supply room; (esp. in a hospital) central supply room
(computing) to check in (i.e. to submit code to a central repository)
center / central point / focus
to conceptualize; to come up with the central idea / concept; central idea / to be determined (to do sth)
leading small group (LSG), a CCP body that exercises general oversight on matters relating to a specific area (LSG for foreign affairs 外事工作, LSG for comprehensively deepening reforms 全面深化改革 etc) / aka central leading group
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, abbr. to 中共中央
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle / Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond / also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
Madhya Pradesh, central Indian state
Caotun Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县, central Taiwan
(computing) central processing unit (CPU)

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