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China
HSK 1
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within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right
HSK 1
Chinese language
HSK 1
center; heart; core
HSK 2
middle school
HSK 1
the middle; the inside / in the middle; within; between; among / during; in the meantime
HSK 1
senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学)
HSK 2
middle-school student / high school student
HSK 1
middle and elementary school
HSK 2
middle age
HSK 2
noon / midday / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
HSK 4
lunch / Chinese meal; Chinese food / CL: , 頓|顿
HSK 2
middle level (in a hierarchy)
HSK 2
middle part; central section; central region
HSK 3
junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学)
HSK 3
the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
HSK 5
among / in / included among these
HSK 2
central point / in one's thoughts / in one's heart
HSK 2
the Chinese nation / the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)
HSK 3
to act as intermediary / to link / intermediate / inter- / agency / agent
HSK 4
Sino-foreign / Chinese-foreign / home and abroad
HSK 6
to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt
HSK 5
central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state)
HSK 5
medium
HSK 6
middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
HSK 6
to concentrate / to centralize / to focus / centralized / concentrated / to put together
HSK 3
traditional Chinese medicine / CL:
HSK 5
to be poisoned
HSK 5
interim / midterm
HSK 4
inside / among / in the midst of (doing sth) / during
HSK 5
among / in the middle / in the center
HSK 3
Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化 "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国
HSK 6
from among them; from it
HSK 5
en route
HSK 4
traditional Chinese decorative knot
central kitchen
(anatomy) central nervous system
People's Republic of China
general academic senior high school (as opposed to vocational high schools)
Chinese Academy of Science
general academic senior high school (as opposed to vocational high schools) (abbr. for 普通高中)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备 Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操 Wei as villains
middle-aged woman; (media term) middle-aged women regarded as a distinct social cohort
medium roast (coffee) / Taiwan pr. [zhong1pei4]
to hit the target / (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
(slang) Chinese people; we Chinese (often self-referential, ironic); China; the Chinese side
midterm election
(geometry) point symmetry
medium sized
HSK 7-9
Nanzheng, a district of Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市, Shaanxi
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(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *中* | 中* | *中
to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)
Communist Party of China
Taigu, a district of Jinzhong City 晉中市|晋中市, Shanxi
Bazhou, a district of Bazhong City 巴中市, Sichuan
midway
HSK 7-9
mid-level
(computing) data center
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
(anatomy) nerve center
Chinese painting
HSK 7-9
central government
abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党, Chinese Communist Party
entrance exam for senior middle school
People's Liberation Army (PLA), the unified armed forces of the People's Republic of China
China UnionPay (CUP), China's only domestic bank card organization
neutral / neutrality
HSK 7-9
Enyang, a district of Bazhong City 巴中市, Sichuan
China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA
Liaozhong, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)
mid-range; mid-tier / middle segment; the middle part
Chinese person
China Times (newspaper published in Taiwan)
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on
Chinese Dream (i.e. the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation), term associated with Xi Jinping 習近平|习近平
to sinicize / to take on Chinese characteristics
Chinese style / chinoiserie
middle class / bourgeois
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
The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
team building (abbr. for 團隊建設|团队建设) / building camaraderie within the Chinese Communist Youth League 中國共產主義青年團|中国共产主义青年团
in the dark / in secret / on the sly / surreptitiously
HSK 7-9
China, Japan and Korea
(idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
middle finger
China-US
Central America
in the sky / in the air
HSK 5
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 Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
China Telecom (Chinese company providing mobile phone service)

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