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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
middle school
HSK 1
the middle; the inside / in the middle; within; between; among / during; in the meantime
HSK 1
middle-school student / high school student
HSK 1
noon / midday / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
Chinese language
HSK 1
center; heart; core
HSK 2
middle level (in a hierarchy)
HSK 2
middle age
HSK 2
lunch / Chinese meal; Chinese food / CL: , 頓|顿
HSK 2
middle and elementary school
HSK 2
middle part; central section; central region
HSK 3
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
to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
HSK 4
the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
HSK 5
traditional Chinese medicine / CL: , 種|种
HSK 5
central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state)
HSK 5
to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt
HSK 5
to be poisoned
HSK 5
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
Sino-foreign / Chinese-foreign / home and abroad
HSK 6
middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
HSK 6
medium
HSK 6
midway
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to cease / to suspend / to break off / to stop / to discontinue
HSK 7-9
neutral
HSK 7-9
medium sized
HSK 7-9
middle third of a month
HSK 7-9
golden mean (Confucianism) / (literary) (of person) mediocre / ordinary
HSK 7-9
Chinese painting
HSK 7-9
neutral / neutrality
HSK 7-9
Central Java, province of Indonesia
secondary normal school (abbr. for 中等師範學校|中等师范学校)
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(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong
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to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)
mid-ocean ridge (geology)
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)
axis / (bicycle) bottom bracket
Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
Zhongning county in Zhongwei 中衛|中卫, Ningxia
Chinese style
to pass the imperial examinations
lobby / foyer / CL: 間|间
Academia Sinica, research institution headquartered in Taipei
China and the West / Chinese-Western
north central area
septum (anatomy)
Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan
to neutralize / to counteract / neutralization (chemistry)
China Democratic League
lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal
Central Military Committee (CMC)
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
transfer desk / correspondence desk
useful / helpful / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 yong4]
Made in China 2025, strategic plan to upgrade Chinese industry especially in high-tech areas, approved by China's State Council in 2015
China News Service (CNS), a state-owned news agency in China, focused primarily on providing news to Chinese communities outside mainland China
mesoderm (cell lineage in embryology)
medium-density fiberboard (MDF) / abbr. to 中纖板|中纤板
to suffer a paralyzing stroke
abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党, Chinese Communist Party
neutron
see 中山市 / see 中山區|中山区 / Nakayama (Japanese surname) / see 孫中山|孙中山
China-Africa (relations) / Central Africa / Central African Republic
to pass the provincial level imperial examination
Sino-Japanese relations
Chinese Academy of Science
(bird species of China) medium egret (Ardea intermedia)
medieval / Middle Ages
Central Asia
(TCM) middle burner, the part of the body within the abdominal cavity (between the diaphragm and the navel, including the spleen and stomach)
traditional Chinese medical science / a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
Central, Hong Kong Island
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
middling / average / impartial / (Hong Kong) secondary school that uses Chinese as the medium of instruction ("CMI school")
to win a tender; to win a bid
Zhongyuan District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市, Henan
medium-range
entrance exam for senior middle school
Propaganda Department of the Communist Party of China
the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
Central African Republic
China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC)
Sino-British / Chinese-English
South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan) / abbr. for China-South Africa
Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
CPC Corporation, a state-owned petroleum company in Taiwan (abbr. for 台灣中油|台湾中油)
abbr. for 中國社會科學院|中国社会科学院, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
centralized autocratic rule
(statistics) central moment
vocational secondary school / technical secondary school / trade school / abbr. for 中等專科學校|中等专科学校
go-between / mediator / intermediary
rollerball pen
China-Japan
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
China-USA

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