Zhōng wén
Chinese
Chinese written language
Chinese writing
zhōng
within
among
in
middle
center
while (doing sth)
during
(dialect) OK
all right
Zhōng
China
Chinese
surname Zhong
zhòng
to hit (the mark)
to be hit by
to suffer
to win (a prize, a lottery)
zhōng xīn
center
heart
core
CL:個|个[ge4]
qí zhōng
among
in
included among these
zhōng yāng
central
middle
center
central authorities (of a state)
zhòng dì
to hit the target
to hit the nail on the head
jí zhōng
to concentrate
to centralize
to focus
centralized
concentrated
to put together
zhī zhōng
inside
among
in the midst of (doing sth)
during
nián zhōng
within the year
in the middle of the year
mid-year
Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guó
People's Republic of China
Zhōng huá
China (alternate formal name)
Zhōng wén bǎn
Chinese (language) version
xuǎn zhòng
to choose
to pick
to settle upon
to decide upon a candidate
to be selected for some role
rén zhōng
philtrum
infranasal depression
the "human center" acupuncture point
zhōng jiān
between
intermediate
mid
middle
xīn zhōng
central point
in one's thoughts
in one's heart
zhōng zhǐ
to cease
to suspend
to break off
to stop
to discontinue
Zhōng shān
refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
Nakayama (Japanese surname)
zhōng bù
middle part
central section
zhōng wài
Sino-foreign
Chinese-foreign
home and abroad
zhōng shū
center
backbone
hub (e.g. of transport network)
the central administration
zhōng gǔ
medieval
Middle Ages
Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties
Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English)
used
second-hand
zhōng yè
mid- (e.g. mid-century)
middle period
gāo zhōng
senior high school
abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]
zhōng xué shēng
middle-school student
high school student
zhōng duàn
middle section
middle period
middle area
mid-
Zhōng qiū
the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
zhōng xué
middle school
CL:個|个[ge4]
Zhōng cūn
Nakamura (Japanese surname)
dāng zhōng
among
in the middle
in the center
zhōng yóu
the middle stretches of a river
middle level
middle echelon
midstream
zhòng xuǎn
to win an election
to get a position by passing the imperial exam
zhōng yōng
golden mean (Confucianism)
(literary) (of person) mediocre
ordinary
zhòng fēng
to suffer a paralyzing stroke
zhōng jí
middle level (in a hierarchy)
Zhōng yī
traditional Chinese medical science
a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
jū zhōng
positioned between (two parties)
to mediate between
Zhōng gòng
abbr. for Chinese Communist (party, regime etc)
shì zhōng
moderate
reasonable
conveniently situated
Tián zhōng
Tienchung town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
Tanaka (Japanese surname)
měi zhōng bù zú
everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
zhōng ěr yán
inflammation of middle ear
otitis media
zhòng jiǎng
to win a prize
a successful gamble
Zhōng fāng
the Chinese side (in an international venture)
zhòng guī zhòng jǔ
conforming with the norms of society
Zhōng zhèng
posthumous name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2]
Zhōng Xī
China and the West
Chinese-Western
bǎi fā bǎi zhòng
lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits
to carry out a task with great precision
to shoot with unfailing accuracy
be a crack shot (idiom)
zhōng qī
middle (of a period of time)
medium-term (plan, forecast etc)
Zhōng cān
Chinese meal
Chinese food
CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4]
Zhōng Nán
Central South (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
abbr. for China-South Africa
zhōng duàn
to cut short
to break off
to discontinue
to interrupt
xuě zhōng sòng tàn
lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
Guān zhōng
Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi, valley of the Wei River 渭河
cù zhòng
stroke
cerebral hemorrhage
àn zhōng
in the dark
in secret
on the sly
surreptitiously
Zhōng yào
(traditional) Chinese medicine
CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3]
zhōng jiè
to act as intermediary
to link
intermediate
inter-
agency
agent
chū zhōng
junior high school
abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]
zhòng yì
to take one's fancy
to be to one's liking
zhōng fēng
midfielder
center (basketball)
center forward (hockey, football)
Yáng zhōng
Yangzhong county level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[Zhen4 jiang1], Jiangsu
Zhōng kē yuàn
abbr. for 中國社會科學院|中国社会科学院[Zhong1 guo2 She4 hui4 Ke1 xue2 yuan4], Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Yú zhōng
Yuzhong (or central Chongqing) district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
zhōng zhuǎn
to change (train or plane)
transfer
correspondence
Zhōng jiāng
Zhongjiang county in Deyang 德陽|德阳[De2 yang2], Sichuan
zhèng zhōng
middle
center
right in the middle or center
nub
Hàn zhōng
Hanzhong prefecture level city in Shaanxi
zhòng shì
to pass an exam (or the imperial exam)
to qualify
zhōng xiàn
half-way line
median line
láng zhōng
doctor (Chinese medicine)
ancient official title
companions (respectful)
Zhōng yuǎn
abbr. for 中遠集團|中远集团[Zhong1 yuan3 Ji2 tuan2], COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company)
zhōng yuán
the central plains of China
the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
a plain
zhōng xī yī
Chinese and Western medicine
a doctor trained in Chinese and Western medicine
Tái zhōng
Taizhong or Taichung city and county in central Taiwan
wú zhōng shēng yǒu
to create something from nothing (idiom)
Tái zhōng
Taizhong or Taichung city in central Taiwan
zhōng wèi
lieutenant (navy)
first lieutenant (army)
subaltern
Zhōng huán
Central, Hong Kong Island
wú yì zhōng
accidentally
unintentionally
unexpectedly
Zhōng wèi
Zhongwei prefecture level city in Ningxia
Zhōng guān cūn
Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores
zhōng xīng
resurgence
recovery
restoration
Zhōng yín
Bank of China
abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行
zhòng biāo
to win a tender
successful bidder
Láng zhōng
Lanzhong county level city in Nanchong 南充[Nan2 chong1], Sichuan
zhōng qíng jú
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA
abbr. for 中央情報局|中央情报局[zhōng yāng qíng bào jú]
Zhōng guó Shè huì Kē xué yuàn
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
zhōng liú dǐ zhù
mainstay
cornerstone
tower of strength
zhòng qiān
to win a ballot
to draw a lucky number
zhōng chéng yào
prepared prescription (Chinese medicine)
Zhōng lì
Zhongli or Chungli city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
kōng zhōng lóu gé
pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction
castles in Spain
imaginary future plans
Zhōng guó Zhèng Jiàn Huì
China securities regulatory commission CSRC
abbr. for 中國證券監督管理委員會|中国证券监督管理委员会
Yú zhōng qū
Yuzhong (or central Chongqing) district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
Sūn Zhōng shān
Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), first president of the Republic of China and co-founder of the Guomintang 國民黨|国民党
same as 孫逸仙|孙逸仙
nǎo cù zhòng
stroke
cerebral hemorrhage
Tái zhōng xiàn
Taichung or Taizhong county in central Taiwan
Tái zhōng xiàn
Taichung or Taizhong county in central Taiwan
Zhōng zhèng qū
Chungcheng district of Taiwanese city
zhōng shū shén jīng xì tǒng
central nervous system, CNS
fā zhǎn zhōng
developing
under development
in the pipeline
Zhōng shēng dài
Mesozoic (geological era 250-65m years ago, covering Triassic 三疊紀|三叠纪, Jurassic 侏羅紀|侏罗纪 and Cretaceous 白堊紀|白垩纪)
Zhōng Yīng wén duì zhào
Chinese-English parallel texts
zhōng jiàng
lieutenant general
vice admiral
air marshal
chū jí zhōng xué
junior high school
junior middle school
Zhōng guó Gōng chéng yuàn
Chinese Academy of Engineering
jī zhòng
to hit (a target etc)
to strike
sù sòng zhōng
pendente lite
during litigation
zhōng zī
Chinese capital
Chinese enterprise
zhōng guó guó jì guǎng bō diàn tái
China Radio International
CRI
Zhōng lì shì
Zhongli or Chungli city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Tao2 yuan2 xian4], north Taiwan
zhōng xiǎo xíng qǐ yè
small or medium size enterprise (SME)
Zhōng shān qū
Zhongshan or Chungshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Zhongshan district of Dalian 大連市|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning
Chungshan district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan
Zhōng guó yí dòng tōng xìn
China Mobile (PRC state telecommunications company)
Wú zhōng
Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
guó zhōng
junior high school (Taiwan)
abbr. for 國民中學|国民中学[guo2 min2 zhong1 xue2]
gāo jí zhōng xué
senior high school
abbr. to 高中[gao1 zhong1]
fā zhǎn yán jiū zhōng xīn
Development Research Center (PRC State Council institution)
Zhōng Ōu
China-Europe (e.g. trading relations)
Central Europe
Zhōng Yīng duì zhào
Chinese English parallel texts
Zhōng Xī qū
Central and Western district of Hong Kong
Zhōng guó Jiào yù hé Kē yán Jì suàn jī wǎng
China Education and Research Network (CERNET)
abbr. to 中國教育網|中国教育网[Zhōng gúo Jiào yù wǎng]
Zhōng Gǎng Tái
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (abbr.)
zhōng qū
central district (of a city)
central zone
zhōng yāng jūn wěi
Central Military Committee (CMC)
shāng yè zhōng xīn
business center
commerce center
Zhōng shān Líng
Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing
Běi jīng Zhōng yī yào Dà xué
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
zhōng chǎng
middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
midfield
mid-court (in sports)
half-time
intermission half-way through a performance
zhōng xìng lì xì bāo
neutrophil (the most common type of white blood cell)
Wú zhōng qū
Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu
lè zài qí zhōng
to take pleasure in sth (idiom)
Zhōng qiū jié
the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
mào yì zhōng xīn
trade center
shopping mall
Zhōng guó Dì zhì Dà xué
China University of Geosciences
dà Zhōng huá qū
greater China
refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics)
refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
Zhōng guó Kē xué yuàn
Chinese Academy of Science
zhōng xuān bù
Central Propaganda Section
abbr. for 中国共产党中央委员会宣传部
Central Propaganda Department (of the Chinese communist party)
Zhōng guó tè sè shè huì zhǔ yì
"socialism with Chinese characteristics"
Zhōng mù
Zhongmu county in Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1], Henan
gāo zhōng xué shēng
student of a senior high school
zhōng děng zhuān yè xué xiào
specialized middle school
Zhōng gòng zhōng yāng
Chinese Communist Party Central Committee
zhōng guó jīng yíng bào
China Business (a Beijing newspaper)
Zhōng yāng Mín zú Dà xué
Central University for Nationalities
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
at all times and in all places (idiom)
huó dòng zhōng xīn
activity center
CL:處|处[chu4]
zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè
small and medium enterprise
Zhōng dū
Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
Zhōng guó rén dà
China National People's Congress
Zhōng guó zhèng fǎ dà xué
China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, with undergraduate campus at Changping 昌平[Chāng píng], and graduate campus in Haidian district 海澱區|海淀区[Hǎi diàn qū]
Zhōng guó zhèng quàn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì
China securities regulatory commission CSRC
abbr. 証監會|证监会
Xiāng gǎng Zhōng wén Dà xué
Chinese University of Hong Kong
zhōng xīn diǎn
center
central point
focus
Zhōng shí huà
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
abbr. for 中國石油化工股份有限公司|中国石油化工股份有限公司
zhōng xiào
middle ranking officer in Chinese army
lieutenant colonel
commander
zhōng děng jiào yù
secondary education
middle school education
gāo zhōng shēng
senior high school student
zhōng rén
go-between
mediator
intermediary
zhōng yuán
Ghosts' festival on 15th day of 7th moon
Zhōng guó huà
to sinicize
to take on Chinese characteristics
Zhōng guó chǎn
made in China
home-grown (talent)
Zhōng wén xì
Chinese language department (of college)
Zhōng Cháo
Sino-Korean
China and North Korea
yú lè zhōng xīn
recreation center
entertainment center
used in names of media companies, schools etc
Zhōng yuán qū
Zhongyuan district of Zhengzhou city 鄭州市|郑州市[Zhēng zhōu shì], Henan
Zhōng hé
Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
zhōng hé
to neutralize
to counteract
neutralization (chemistry)
Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)
Zhōng yāng shěng
central province
Töv Aimag (province) of Mongolia
Zhōng yāng Yán jiū yuàn
Academia Sinica, research institution headquartered in Taipei
Zhōng Bā
China-Pakistan (relations)
China-Bahamas
Zhōng Fǎ
China-France (cooperation)
Sino-French
zhōng jì wěi
disciplinary committee of the Chinese communist party
abbr. for 中共中央紀律檢查委員會|中共中央纪律检查委员会
zhōng tīng
pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news)
to one's liking
music to one's ears
Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1]
Zhōng yáng
Zhangyang county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
chéng zhōng cūn
village within a city
shantytown
ghetto
Zhōng guó Nóng yè Yín háng
Agricultural Bank of China
Zhōng shì
China TV (Taiwan), CTV
abbr. for 中國電視公司|中国电视公司
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
decreed by fate (idiom)
destined
fated
kàn zhòng
to have a preference for
to fancy
to choose after consideration
to settle on
zhōng yāng cái jīng dà xué
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
Zhōng háng
abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhong1 guo2 Yin2 hang2]
Zhōng yī xué
traditional Chinese medicine
TCM
Zhōng Fēi
China-Africa (relations)
Central Africa
Central African Republic
Zhōng guó Qì xiàng jú
China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
Zhōng yāng shè
Central News Agency (Taiwan)
Zhōng zhàn
Zhongzhan district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 shi4], Henan
Bā zhōng shì
Bazhong prefecture level city in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan
Jìn zhōng
Jinzhong prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
Hàn zhōng shì
Hànzhōng prefecture level city in Shǎnxī 陝西
Zhōng hé shì
Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Zhōng guó Rén mín Dà xué
Renmin University of China
Zhōng guó Rì bào
China Daily (an English language newspaper)
zhōng lǎo nián rén
middle-aged and elderly people
Zhōng huá Tái běi
Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events
Zhōng Ào
China-Australia (relations)
zhòng jì
to fall into a trap
taken in by a stratagem
cheated
ripped off
Zhōng guó hǎi guān
Chinese customs (i.e. border police)
Zhōng guó Qīng nián bào
China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net
zhōng yāng diàn shì tái
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
Zhōng yāng Yīn yuè Xué yuàn
Central Conservatory of Music
Zhōng dǎo
Nakajima or Nakashima (Japanese surname and place name)
zhòng yóu
CNPC, China National Petroleum Corporation (abbr.)
zhōng hǎi yóu
China National Offshore Oil Corporation
Zhōng Yīng
Sino-British
Chinese-English
zhōng cái
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
abbr. for 中央財經大學|中央财经大学[zhōng yāng cái jīng dà xué]
cāi zhòng
to guess correctly
to figure out the right answer
Zhōng nán hǎi
Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
Zhōng guó Gōng shāng Yín háng
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
Zhōng guó shì
Chinese style
à la chinoise
fáng wū zhōng jiè
housing agent
real estate agent
zhé zhōng
to compromise
to take the middle road
a trade-off
eclectic
Zhōng guó shí huà
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
Jìn zhōng shì
Jinzhong prefecture level city in Shanxi 山西
Zhōng guó Yóu zhèng
China Post (Chinese postal service)
zhōng zhuān
vocational secondary school
technical secondary school
trade school
abbr. for 中等專科學校|中等专科学校
Zhōng wén shū rù fǎ
Chinese input methods for computers
Tái zhōng shì
Taichung city in central Taiwan
zhōng guó zhōng yāng diàn shì tái
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
Zhōng xīn shè
China News Service (CNS), abbr. for 中國新聞社|中国新闻社
Zhōng shān Dà xué
Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung)
Sun Yat-sen University (Moscow), founded in 1925 as training ground for Chinese communists
yì zhōng
according with one's wish or expectation
Zhōng guó dì zhèn jú
China earthquake administration (CEA)
State seismological bureau
Bā zhōng
Bazhong prefecture level city in Panzhihua 攀枝花[Pan1 zhi1 hua1], south Sichuan
Zhōng shān shì
Zhongshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3] in south China, close to Dr Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
qiè zhòng
to hit the target (esp. in argument)
to strike home
Zhōng guó huà
(spoken) Chinese language
Zhōng guó guó jì mào yì cù jìn wěi yuán huì
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)
tóu zhòng
to hit the target with one's throw
(basketball) to score
zhōng qīng
China Youth (official newspaper)
abbr. for 中国青年报
Zhōng guó dì qiú wù lǐ xué huì
Chinese Geophysical Society
Zhōng xīn wǎng
ChinaNews (China News Service)
xìn xī zhōng xīn
information center
abbr. for 中國人權民運信息中心|中国人权民运信息中心[Zhong1 guo2 ren2 quan2 min2 yun4 xin4 xi1 zhong1 xin1], Information center for human rights and democracy, Hong Kong
Zhōng guó Jiào yù wǎng
abbr. for 中國教育和科研計算機網|中国教育和科研计算机网[Zhōng gúo Jiào yù hé Kē yán Jì suàn jī wǎng]
Qióng zhōng
Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
Zhōng guó Měi shù guǎn
China National Art Gallery
Zhōng guó xīn wén wǎng
China News Service (ChinaNews)
Zhōng zhèng jì niàn táng
Jiang Kai-shek memorial hall in Taibei
yì zhōng rén
sweetheart
one's true love
the person of one's thoughts
bù zhōng yòng
unfit for anything
no good
useless
Zhōng yuán Dà xué
Chung Yuan Christian University, in Taiwan
Zī zhōng
Zizhong county in Neijiang 內江|内江[Nei4 jiang1], Sichuan
Zhōng běi Dà xué
North University of China (Shanxi)
Zhōng guó wén lián
abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC)
guó mín zhōng xué
junior high school (Taiwan)
abbr. to 國中|国中[guo2 zhong1]
Zhōng guó rén mín zhì yuàn jūn
the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950
zhōng yāng qíng bào jú
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA
Liáo zhōng
Liaozhong county in Shenyang 沈陽|沈阳, Liaoning
rè zhōng
variant of 熱衷|热衷[re4 zhong1]
Zhōng Yuè zhàn zhēng
the Sino-Vietnamese War, fought between the PRC and Vietnam in 1979
also known as the Third Indochina War
Zhōng guó bǎo xiǎn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì
China insurance regulatory commission CIRC
zhōng yāng xuān chuán bù
Central Propaganda Section
abbr. for 中国共产党中央委员会宣传部
Central Propaganda Department (of the Chinese communist party)
zhōng pán
circling in midstream
in the middle of a tray
middle game (in go or chess)
Zhōng guó tōng
China watcher
an expert on China
an old China hand
zhōng yuè
Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳
zhōng guó mín yòng háng kōng jú
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
xīn zhōng yǒu guǐ
to harbor ulterior motives (idiom)
Ān huī Zhōng yī Xué yuàn
Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Suí zhōng
Suizhong county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning
mù zhōng wú rén
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters
condescending
to go about with one's nose in the air
Yáng zhōng shì
Yangzhong county level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江|镇江[Zhen4 jiang1], Jiangsu
Zhōng guó Shí yóu Tiān rán qì Jí tuán Gōng sī
China National Petroleum Corporation
Jīn Dà zhōng
Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000
dé zhòng
to succeed in an imperial examination
successful
to hit the target
to win (the lottery)
suitable
proper
just right
kōng zhōng fēi rén
trapeze artist
frequent flyer
zhòng jǔ
to pass the provincial level imperial examination
náng zhōng xiū sè
to be embarrassingly short of money
kōng zhōng kè chē
Airbus (Aircraft company)
Zhōng guó yín háng yè jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì
China banking regulatory commission CBRC
Zhōng diàn
Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La county 香格里拉縣|香格里拉县[Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 xian4] in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan
zhú lù zhōng yuán
hunting deer in the central plain (idiom); fig. to attempt to seize the throne
cì zhòng
to hit with a piercing blow
kǔ zhōng zuò lè
to find joy in sorrows (idiom); to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering
Yú zhōng
Yuzhong county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn zhǔ yì Qīng nián tuán
Communist Youth League of China
China Youth League
Zhōng níng
Zhongning county in Zhongwei 中衛|中卫[Zhong1 wei4], Ningxia
Zhōng wèi shì
Zhongwei prefecture level city in Ningxia
Zhōng guó zuò xié
PRC writer's union
abbr. for 中國作家協會|中国作家协会
jí zhōng shēng zhì
quick witted in an emergency
able to react resourcefully
zhèng zhōng yào hài
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
Zhōng guó Rén mín Wǔ zhuāng Jǐng chá Bù duì
Chinese People's Armed Police Force (CAPF)
Zhōng bù
Zhongbu or Chungpu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
zhōng jú
middle game (in go or chess)
jí bìng kòng zhì zhōng xīn
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Zhōng guó cán jí rén lián hé huì
China Disabled Person's Federation (since 1988)
Zhōng guó shí yóu huà gōng gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
abbr. to 中石化
Zhōng móu xiàn
Zhongmou county in Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1], Henan
huí guī zhōng guó
to return to China (e.g. Hong Kong)
Zhōng guó Jìn chū kǒu Yín háng
The Export-Import Bank of China (state owned bank)
Zhōng guó cán lián
abbr. for 中國殘疾人聯合會|中国残疾人联合会, China Disabled Person's Federation (since 1988)
Guān zhōng dì qū
Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi, valley of the Wei River 渭河
Zhōng nán bàn dǎo
Indo-China peninsula
lit. China South peninsula
Zhōng xīng Xīn cūn
Chung-hsing New Village, model town in Nantou County, west-central Taiwan, administrative seat of the Taiwan Provincial Government
zhōng bǎo
to embezzle
to misappropriate
to line one's pockets with public funds
Huáng zhōng
Huangzhong county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai
Chéng zhōng qū
city central district
Chengzhong district of Liuzhou city 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 shi4], Guangxi
Chengzhong district of Xining city 西寧市|西宁市[Xi1 ning2 shi4], Qinghai
zhòng xié
to be possessed
to be bewitched
Luó Guàn zhōng
Luo Guanzhong (c. 1330-c. 1400), author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other works
Liáo zhōng xiàn
Liaozhong county in Shenyang 沈陽|沈阳, Liaoning
Zhōng guó Hǎi yáng Shí yóu Zǒng gōng sī
CNOOC
China National Offshore Oil Corporation
Zhōng liáo
Zhongliao or Chungliao township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
Zhōng yuǎn Jí tuán
COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company)
zhōng liàng jí
middleweight (boxing etc)
Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn Hǎi jūn
Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)
dà zhōng xué sheng
university and high school students
Shàng hǎi Huán qiú Jīn róng Zhōng xīn
Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper
Zhōng guó dì zhì diào chá jú
China Geological Survey (CGS)
Zhōng gòng Zhōng yāng Xuān chuán bù
Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
zhōng bǎo sī náng
to stuff one's pockets
to take bribes
Láng zhōng shì
Lanzhong county level city in Nanchong 南充[Nan2 chong1], Sichuan
zhōng fèng
vertical space in a newspaper between two attached pages
vertical line on the back of clothing
Zhōng guó dì zhèn tái
China earthquake administration (CEA)
State seismological bureau
zhōng fú
last ten days of July and first ten days of August, the second of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
zhōng tīng
lobby
foyer
CL:間|间[jian1]
qiè zhòng yào hài
to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
fig. to hit where it hurts
fig. to hit home
an argument that hits the nail on the head
Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn Kōng jūn
People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)
Zhōng guó Mín zhǔ Cù jìn huì
China Association for Promoting Democracy
Xiāng gǎng Wén huà Zhōng xīn
Hong Kong Cultural Center
zhòng mó
to be possessed
to be bewitched
Zhōng guó Dà Bǎi kē Quán shū Chū bǎn shè
Encyclopedia of China Publishing House
zhōng shēng
medial (i.e. middle vowel of a syllable in Asian phonetics)
Zhōng guó Jiāo tōng Jiàn shè
China Communications Construction Company
Zhōng guó Chuán bó Zhòng gōng Jí tuán Gōng sī
China Ship Scientific Research Center (CSSRC)
zì yóu Zhōng guó
Free China
refers to Taiwan 臺灣|台湾[Tai2 wan1]
Zhōng guó Mín zhǔ Jiàn guó huì
China Democratic National Construction Association
Yú zhōng xiàn
Yuzhong county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
Zhōng bù xiāng
Zhongbu or Chungpu township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan
Zhōng jiāng xiàn
Zhongjiang county in Deyang 德陽|德阳[De2 yang2], Sichuan
guǎn zhōng kuī bào
lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
Ōu zhōu hé zǐ yán jiū zhōng xīn
European center for nuclear research CERN, at Geneva
shāng wù zhōng xīn qū
central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing)
zhōng kuò hào
square brackets [ ] (math.)
biàn zhōng
at one's convenience
when it's convenient
zhōng ruǎn
zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range
Cháo xiān zhōng yāng tōng xùn shè
North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
see also 朝中社[Cháo zhōng shè]
zài chuán shū guò chéng zhōng
while transmitting
during transmission
Zī zhōng xiàn
Zizhong county in Neijiang 內江|内江[Nei4 jiang1], Sichuan
zhōng là
hot
medium level of spiciness
Suí zhōng xiàn
Suizhong county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning
Huáng zhōng xiàn
Huangzhong county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai
zhōng yuán pǔ dù
Ghosts' festival on 15th day of 7th moon
wèn dǐng zhōng yuán
lit. to inquire of the tripods (idiom); fig. to plan to seize power of the whole country
grand ambitions to win
Hū zhōng
Huzhong district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang
zhōng kòng miàn bǎn
center dash console
central dashboard
zhōng yāng quán huì
plenary session of the Central Committee
zhōng wēi zǐ
neutrino (particle physics)
also written 微中子[wei1 zhong1 zi3]
Zhōng xīn shì
Miocene (geological epoch from 24m-5m years ago)
Zhōng guó Lì shǐ Bó wù guǎn
Museum of Chinese History
Zhōng wén guǎng bō
Chinese language broadcast
Qióng zhōng xiàn
Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
Zhāng Zhì zhōng
Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), National Revolutionary Army general
Zhōng guó Guó mín dǎng Gé mìng Wěi yuán huì
Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang
Zhōng níng xiàn
Zhongning county in Zhongwei 中衛|中卫[Zhong1 wei4], Ningxia
huà zhōng yǒu huà
overtones in conversation
things indirectly implied from what is said
zhōng yāng huì jīn
central finance
Chinese monetary fund
zhèng dāng zhōng
right in the midpoint
a bull's eye
to hit the nail on the head
Zhōng shān Chéng bīn
NAKAYAMA Nariaki (1943-), right-wing Japanese cabinet minister and prominent denier of Japanese war crimes
Tián zhōng zhèn
Tienchung town in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 xian4], Taiwan
shēn zài fú zhōng bù zhī fú
to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off
dú lì Zhōng wén bǐ huì
Independent Chinese PEN center
Zhōng guó Zhì gōng dǎng
China Party for Public Interest
Zhōng huá Sū wéi āi gòng hé guó
Chinese Soviet Republic (1931-1934), also translated as Jiangxi republic
Zhōng liáo xiāng
Zhongliao or Chungliao township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
Zhōng Fǎ Zhàn zhēng
Sino-French War (1883-1885) (concerning French seizure of Vietnam)
zhōng jiān lù xiàn
middle road (in politics)
jīn yù qí wài , bài xù qí zhōng
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
Dīng Zhào zhōng
Samuel C. C. Ting (1936-), American physicist, 1976 Nobel Prize laureate in physics
Zhōng guó rén mín duì wài yǒu hǎo xié huì
Chinese People's Association For Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)
Guān zhōng píng yuán
Guanzhong plain in Shaanxi, valley of the Wei River 渭河
Zhōng yáng xiàn
Zhangyang county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
zhōng zhí dìng lǐ
mean value theorem (in calculus)
Shì jiè Jīn róng Zhōng xīn
World Financial Center (New York City)
Zhōng guó Jiāo tōng Yùn shū Xié huì
China Communications and Transportation Association (CCTA)
Wū lā tè zhōng qí
Urat Center banner or Urdyn Dund khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
Zhōng guó shí yóu hé huà xué gōng yè xié huì
China Petrol and Chemical Industry Association CPCIA
Zhōng yāng guǎng bō diàn tái
Radio Taiwan International (RTI)
Hú Huì zhōng
Sibelle Hu (1958-), Taiwanese actress
Zhōng fāng xiàn
Zhongfang county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan
Zhōng yuǎn Tài píng yáng
COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company
Cháo zhōng shè
abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社|朝鲜中央通讯社[Chao2 xian3 Zhong1 yang1 Tong1 xun4 she4]
zhōng hé jì
neutralizing agent
neutralizer
zhōng pēi céng
mesoderm (cell lineage in embryology)
dōng nán xī běi zhōng
the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle
Qióng zhōng Lí zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
Xīng zhōng huì
Revive China Society, founded by Dr Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山 in 1894 in Honolulu
jú zhōng rén
participant
protagonist
a player (in this affair)
Zhōng huá quán guó tǐ yù zǒng huì
All-China sports federation
Zhōng gòng zhōng yāng jì lǜ jiǎn chá wěi yuán huì
disciplinary committee of Chinese communist party
Zhōng guó Tóng méng huì
Tongmenghui, Sun Yat-sen's alliance for democracy, founded 1905, became the Guomindang 國民黨|国民党 in 1912
zhōng jiān pài
moderate faction
party of compromise
middle ground
wèng zhōng zhuō biē
to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target
a turkey shoot
Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng Zhōng yāng Wěi yuán huì
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, abbr. to 中共中央[Zhong1 Gong4 Zhong1 yang1]
Zhōng yāng zhí xíng wěi yuán huì
Central Executive committee (of Communist party or Guomindang)
Táng Zhōng zōng
Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲[Li3 Zhe2] (656-710), reigned 705-710
Zhōng huá Háng kōng Gōng sī
China Airlines (Taiwan)
abbr. to 華航|华航[Hua2 hang2]
zhōng děng shī fàn xué xiào
normal (i.e. pedagogical) middle school
Xī nán zhōng shā qún dǎo
Xinanzhongsha islands, Hainan
Zhōng guó Wén xué Yì shù jiè Lián hé huì
China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC)
abbr. to 文聯|文联
zhōng lǚ shè
China Travel Service (CTS), state-owned travel company
Zhōng guó gǔ dài sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃
Zhōng zhàn qū
Zhongzhan district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 shi4], Henan
zhōng jǐ
mid-ocean ridge (geology)
Zhōng guó Xiǎo shuō Shǐ lüè
Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅
Zhōng Zhǎo wā
central Java
the province of Jogyakarta
zhōng zhuì
infix (grammar), particle attached within a word or expression
Tián zhōng Jiǎo róng
Tanaka Kakuei (1918-1993), Japanese politician, prime minister 1972-1974
Hàn zhōng dì qū
Hanzhong prefecture, Shaanxi
Kěn ní dí Háng tiān Zhōng xīn
Kennedy space center, Cape Canaveral 卡納維拉爾角|卡纳维拉尔角[Ka3 na4 wei2 la1 er3 jiao3], Florida
Zhōng guó hǎi shì jú
PRC Maritime Safety Agency
Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guó Zhōng yāng Jūn shì Wěi yuán huì
PRC Central Military Commission
Ào sī wēi xīn jí zhōng yíng
Auschwitz concentration camp
zhōng qián wèi
center forward (soccer position)
Zhōng guó Guǎng bō Gōng sī
Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC)
zhōng lì pài
centrist
the centrist faction
àn zhōng jiān shì
to monitor secretly
to spy on
wèng zhōng zhī biē
lit. like a turtle in a jar
to be trapped (idiom)
yī zhōng yī tái
"one China, one Taiwan" (policy)
qiè zhòng shí bì
to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
to hit the nub of the matter
shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè
to fetch the moon out of the sea (idiom); a hopeless illusion
zhōng yāng zhí xiá shì
municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision
province level city
also called directly governed city
qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu
However strong you are, there is always someone stronger
There is always sth more to learn (applied to art or learning).
Never be satisfied to rest on you laurels.
There is no room for complacency.
Kē ěr qìn zuǒ yì zhōng
Horqin Left Middle banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Dund khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
Zhōng guó Guó jì Xìn tuō Tóu zī gōng sī
CITIC
Chinese International Trust and Investment Company
Kē yòu zhōng qí
Horqin right center banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia
Běi jīng shāng wù zhōng xīn qū
Beijing central business district CBD
Kē ěr qìn zuǒ yì zhōng qí
Horqin Left Middle banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Dund khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
zhōng jīn miàn fěn
all-purpose flour
flour for making dumplings and noodles
Zhōng guó Háng kōng Yùn shū Xié huì
China Air Transport Association (CATA)
Zhōng guó Běi fāng Gōng yè Gōng sī
China North Industries Corporation (Norinco)
Kē ěr qìn yòu yì zhōng qí
Horqin right center banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟[Xing1 an1 meng2], east Inner Mongolia
Zhōng guó Yī sī lán jiào Xié huì
Chinese Patriotic Islamic Association
zhōng duǎn zhài
short- or medium-term loan
è yǔ zhòng shāng
vicious slander
to calumny maliciously
yī zhōng yuán zé
One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China
Zhōng guó Háng hǎi Rì
Maritime Day (July 11th) commemorating the first voyage of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zhèng Hé] in 1405 AD
guó jì yī liáo zhōng xīn
International Medical Center
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
Chá hā ěr yòu yì zhōng qí
Chahar Right Center banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia
zhōng gǔ Hàn yǔ
Middle Chinese (linguistics)
zhōng gòng jiǔ dà
Chinese Communist Party 9th congress in 1969
yù guǎn lǐ Yú fú wù zhī zhōng
integrated services management
zhōng děng zhuān yè jiào yù
technical middle school education
Zhōng tú dǎo Zhàn yì
Battle of Midway, June 1942
zhōng yāng bāng
Central State
Uttar Pradesh, central India state
Bā zhōng dì qū
Bazhong prefecture in Panzhihua 攀枝花, south Sichuan
Zhōng diàn xiàn
Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La county 香格里拉縣|香格里拉县[Xiang1 ge2 li3 la1 xian4] in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan autonomous prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Yunnan
zhōng chuò
to stop halfway
to give up halfway
interruption
suspension
zhōng děng jì shù xué xiào
technical middle school
polytechnic
Tiān jīn Huán qiú Jīn róng Zhōng xīn
Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Tower
abbr. to 津塔[Jin1 ta3]
jí bìng yù fáng zhōng xīn
Center for Disease Control (US)
yī shǐ zhòng dì
to hit the target with a single shot
to say something spot on (idiom)
Hū zhōng qū
Huzhong district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區|大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang
zhōng shān fú
Chinese tunic suit
Mao jacket
CL:件[jian4]
Zhōng guó Guó fáng Kē jì Xìn xī Zhōng xīn
China Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC)
Zhōng guó Tiān zhǔ jiào Ài guó huì
Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association
Zhōng guó shèng yú dìng lǐ
Chinese remainder theorem (math.)
hǎi jūn zhōng xiào
commander (= UK and US Navy equivalent)
zhōng jiān míng
middle name
second given name
zhōng gòng zhōng yāng jì wěi jiān chá bù
party discipline committee
yáng zhōng jǐ
mid-ocean ridge (geology)
máng zhōng yǒu cuò
Rushed work lead to errors (idiom). Mistakes are likely at times of stress.
zhōng xīn jǔ
(statistics) central moment
dà yáng zhōng jǐ
mid-ocean ridge (geology)
zhōng yāng āo
fovea centralis (depression in the macula retina, most sensitive optic region)
Dé yì zhì Xué shù Jiāo liú Zhōng xīn
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
zhōng yāng hǎi lǐng
mid-ocean ridge (geology)
Zhōng guó Guó jiā Háng tiān jú
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
Zhōng É Běi jīng tiáo yuē
the Treaty of Beijing of 1860 between Qing China and Tsarist Russia
zhōng yā guǎn
medium pressure tube
middle pressure hose (diving)
Zhōng Rì Hán tǒng yī biǎo yì wén zì
China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs
Unihan
jí zhōng tuō yùn
consolidated cargo (transportation)
zhōng yāng chǔ lǐ jī
central processing unit (CPU)
Zhōng shān láng zhuàn
the fable of Mr Dongguo and the ungrateful Wolf by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡
yāng zhōng
to ask for mediation
to request sb to act as a go-between
Zhōng Rì Hán Yuè
China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam
Zhōng Fǎ xīn yuē
treaty of Tianjin of 1885 ceding Vietnam to France
yǎn zhōng cì
a thorn in one's eye
fig. a thorn in one's flesh
Shì mào Zhōng xīn Dà lóu
World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
zhōng guó guó jiā huán jìng bǎo hù zǒng jú
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
zhōng é ní bù chǔ tiáo yuē
Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
sǐ zhōng qiú shēng
to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life
zhuī xún xiàn dài Zhōng guó
In search of Modern China by Jonathan D Spence 史景遷|史景迁
zhōng yáng jǐ
mid-ocean ridge (geology)
Zhōng guó xī běi biān chuí
border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)
Jīn Yǔ zhōng
Kim Woo-jung (1936-), Korean businessman and founder of the Daewoo Group
zhōng yuán dì zhèn
medium depth earthquake (with epicenter 70-300 km deep)
Ōu zhōu hé zǐ zhōng xīn
European center for nuclear research CERN, at Geneva
Běi jīng guó jiā yóu yǒng zhōng xīn
Beijing national aquatics center, swimming venue of Beijing 2008 Olympic games
Zhōng guó Yóu yì jī Yóu lè yuán Xié huì
China Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (CAAPA)
Zhōng huá Zì hǎi
Zhonghua Zihai, the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionary with 85,568 entries, compiled in 1994
Mǎ Zhōng xī
Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable 中山狼传 of Mr Dongguo and the ungrateful Wolf
Zhōng guó rén quán zǔ zhī
Human rights in China (New York based expatriate PRC organization)
zhōng tú gē qiǎn
to run aground in mid-course
to run into difficulty and stop
Zhōng guó Xīn mín dǎng
New People's Party of China, xinmin.freeforum.ca
kàn de zhòng
to take a liking for
to fancy
Zhōng guó rén quán mín yùn xìn xī zhōng xīn
Information center for human rights and democracy, Hong Kong
zhōng yuǎn Tài píng yáng yǒu xiàn gōng sī
COSCO Pacific Limited, major freight company
Zhōng guó Guó jiā dì zhèn jú
China earthquake administration (CEA)
State seismological bureau
É Zhōng Cháo
Russia, China and North Korea
Zhōng É Yī lí tiáo yuē
Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
Běi jīng Huán qiú Jīn róng Zhōng xīn
Beijing World Financial Center, skyscraper
Zhōng yìn bàn dǎo
Indo-China peninsula
also written 中南半島|中南半岛
zhōng qì céng
mesosphere
upper atmosphere
Zhōng guó Guó jiā Yuán zǐ néng Jī gòu
China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
Zhōng wén biāo zhǔn jiāo huàn mǎ
CSIC, Chinese standard interchange code used from 1992
jīn yù qí biǎo , bài xù qí zhōng
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
sì yǐ jī qiān zhōng dú
tetraethyl lead poisoning
yì zhōng shì
sth that is expected or wished for
Zhōng huá Rén mín Gòng hé guó Guó jiā Háng tiān jú
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
quán qiú fā zhǎn zhōng xīn
Center for Global Development (an environmental think tank)
zhōng zhuǎn guì tái
transfer desk
correspondence desk
chuán tǒng zhōng guó yī yào
Chinese traditional medicine
zhōng děng pǔ tōng jiào yù
general middle school education
zhōng guó guó jiā huán bǎo jú
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
zhōng guó jīng mì jī xiè jìn chū kǒu gōng sī
China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC)
quán shēn zhōng dú xìng dú jì
systemic agent
systemic gas
systemic poison
Zhōng guó Cháng chéng Gōng yè Gōng sī
China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)
zhōng guó háng kōng gōng yè gōng sī
Aviation Industries of China (AVIC)
Yáng Chéng zhōng
Yang Chengzhong (1913-1987), Chinese nuclear physicist
duǎn zhōng qǔ cháng
see 短中抽長|短中抽长[duan3 zhong1 chou1 chang2]
zhōng yāng zhuān zhì jí quán
centralized autocratic rule
Guǎng zhōu Zhōng yī yào Dà Xué
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
Zhōng Shí yóu Chuān dōng Zuàn tàn Gōng sī
Chuandong Oil Drilling & Exploration Company (CODEC)
xìn fú zhōng wài
to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
huà zhōng yǒu cì
hidden barbs in one's words
hostile subtext
Cháo xiǎn zhōng yāng xīn wén shè
Korean Central News Agency (KCNA, North Korea)
Zhōng É biān jiè xié yì
Sino-Russian Border Agreement of 1991
Zhōng É gǎi dìng tiáo yuē
Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
Zhōng guó cān guǎn zhèng hòu qún
Chinese restaurant syndrome
kōng zhōng hé bào zhà
air nuclear explosion
nuclear airburst
Héng shēng Zhōng zī qǐ yè zhǐ shù
Hang Seng China affiliated index
duò yún wù zhōng
lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss
Zhōng Sū jiě jué xuán àn dà gāng xié dìng
the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China
zhōng guó gòng chǎn dǎng zhōng yāng wěi yuán huì xuān chuán bù
Propaganda Department of the PRC communist party central committee
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
fā yán zhòng kěn
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
miào zài bù yán zhōng
the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)
qiè zhòng shí bìng
to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
Zhōng guó dà róng yuán
Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)
guó jiā biāo zhǔn Zhōng wén jiāo huàn mǎ
CNS 11643, Chinese character coding adopted in Taiwan, 1986-1992
máng zhōng yǒu shī
Rushed work lead to slip-ups (idiom). Mistakes are likely at times of stress.
Zhōng guó Chuán bó Mào yì Gōng sī
China Shipbuilding Trading Corporation (CSTC)
zhōng guó háng tiān jì shù jìn chū kǒu gōng sī
China National Aero-Technology Import-Export Corporation (CATIC)
zhōng qì céng dǐng
mesopause
top of mesosphere
zhōng gāo dù fán kōng
high-to-medium-altitude air defense (HIMAD)
zhōng guó guó jiā chuán bó gōng sī
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
měi yī gè rén dōu yǒu měi zhōng bù zú de dì fang
However excellent, everyone has his defects.
There is always a fly in the ointment.
cf idiom 美中不足[měi zhōng bù zú], everything is fine except for one small defect
qiāo zhōng bèi
to receive oral sex from a prostitute
zhōng guó hé néng zǒng gōng sī
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)
dì zhōng hǎi xíng pín xuè
thalassemia
Mediterranean anemia
xùn xī chuán dì zhōng jiè
message transfer agent
MTA
Zhōng huá xué sheng ài guó mín zhǔ tóng méng
Patriotic Democratic Alliance of Chinese Students
lián hé hé shì gù xié diào zhōng xīn
Joint nuclear Accident Coordinating Center (JNACC)
Zhōng guó wú xiàn diàn pín pǔ guǎn lǐ hé jiān cè
China state radio regulation committee SRRC
duǎn zhōng chōu cháng
to make the best of a bad job
to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
zhōng xīn mái zhì guān xì cóng jù
center-embedded relative clauses
Gǔ gēn hǎn pēn pèn qì tuī jìn yán jiū zhōng xīn
Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT, from 1926)
Guggenheim jet propulsion center (from 1943)
gāo zhòng
to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)
yī yǔ zhòng dì
to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
to say sth spot on
Sān Zhōng Quán huì
Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party, currently held every five years
bù zhòng yòng
unfit for anything
no good
useless
(of a sick person) beyond hope
Zhōng yà yè yīng
(bird species of China) Vaurie's nightjar (Caprimulgus centralasicus)
Zhōng yà gē
(bird species of China) yellow-eyed pigeon (Columba eversmanni)
Zhōng É Yī lí Tiáo yuē
Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
Zhōng É Běi jīng Tiáo yuē
the Treaty of Beijing of 1860 between Qing China and Tsarist Russia
Zhōng É Ní bù chǔ Tiáo yuē
Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia
Zhōng É Gǎi dìng Tiáo yuē
Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
Zhōng yuán
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
Zhōng yuán jié
Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased
Zhōng Gòng
abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 dang3], Chinese Communist Party
Zhōng Gòng Zhōng yāng
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[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 dang3 Zhong1 yang1 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]
Zhōng Gòng Zhōng yāng Zǔ zhī bù
Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, which oversees appointments of Party members to official positions throughout China
abbr. to 中組部|中组部[Zhong1 zu3 bu4]
Zhōng Gòng Zhōng yāng Bàn gōng tīng
General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC, responsible for technical and logistical matters relating to the Central Committee
abbr. to 中辦|中办[Zhong1 Ban4]
Zhōng nán Bàn dǎo
Indochina peninsula
lit. China South peninsula
Zhōng yìn Bàn dǎo
Indochina peninsula
also written 中南半島|中南半岛[Zhong1 nan2 Ban4 dao3]
Zhōng yuán
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
Zhōng yuán Qū
Zhongyuan District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan
Zhōng guó Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
Zhōng guó Rén quán Zǔ zhī
Human Rights in China (New York based expatriate PRC organization)
Zhōng guó Rén mín Duì wài Yǒu hǎo Xié huì
Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC)
Zhōng guó Rén mín Zhèng zhì Xié shāng Huì yì
CPPCC (Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference)
Zhōng guó Zuò Xié
China Writers Association (CWA)
abbr. for 中國作家協會|中国作家协会[Zhong1 guo2 Zuo4 jia1 Xie2 hui4]
Zhōng guó Zuò jiā Xié huì
China Writers Association (CWA)
Zhōng guó Chuán méi Dà xué
Communication University of China (CUC), the highest institute of radio, film and television education in China
Zhōng guó Guó jiā Huán bǎo jú
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
Zhōng guó Guó jiā Huán jìng Bǎo hù Zǒng jú
PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)
Zhōng guó Guó jì Guǎng bō Diàn tái
China Radio International
CRI
Zhōng guó Dì qiú Wù lǐ Xué huì
Chinese Geophysical Society
Zhōng guó Dì zhì Diào chá jú
China Geological Survey (CGS)
Zhōng guó Hǎo Shēng yīn
The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
Zhōng guó Xiǎo shuō Shǐ lüè
Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅
Zhōng guó Zuǒ yì Zuò jiā Lián méng
the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930
Zhōng guó Zhèng fǎ Dà xué
China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, with undergraduate campus at Changping 昌平[Chang1 ping2], and graduate campus in Haidian district 海澱區|海淀区[Hai3 dian4 qu1]
Zhōng guó Jiào yù Wǎng
abbr. for 中國教育和科研計算機網|中国教育和科研计算机网[Zhong1 guo2 Jiao4 yu4 he2 Ke1 yan2 Ji4 suan4 ji1 Wang3]
Zhōng guó Xīn wén Wǎng
China News Service website (chinanews.com)
Zhōng guó Hé néng Zǒng gōng sī
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)
Zhōng guó Cán jí rén Lián hé huì
China Disabled Person's Federation (since 1988)
Zhōng guó Cán Lián
abbr. for 中國殘疾人聯合會|中国残疾人联合会, China Disabled Person's Federation (since 1988)
Zhōng guó Hǎi
the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)
Zhōng guó Xiāo fèi zhě Xié huì
China Consumers' Association (CCA)
Zhōng guó Shí huà
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
Zhōng guó Yí dòng Tōng xìn
China Mobile (PRC state telecommunications company)
Zhōng guó Jīng yíng Bào
China Business (a Beijing newspaper)
Zhōng guó Háng tiān Gōng yè Gōng sī
China Aerospace Corporation, forerunner of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) 中國航天科技集團公司|中国航天科技集团公司
Zhōng guó Háng hǎi rì
Maritime Day (July 11th) commemorating the first voyage of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2] in 1405 AD
Zhōng guó Háng kōng Gōng yè Gōng sī
Aviation Industries of China (AVIC)
Zhōng guó Chuán bó Gōng yè Jí tuán
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
Zhōng guó Zhèng jiàn huì
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)
abbr. for 中國證券監督管理委員會|中国证券监督管理委员会
Zhōng guó Yín lián
China UnionPay (CUP), China's only domestic bank card organization
Zhōng guó Diàn xìn
China Telecom (Chinese company providing mobile phone service)
Zhōng guó Qīng nián Bào
China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net
Zhōng guó Niǎo lèi Xué huì
China Ornithological Society
zhōng yāng fēn chē dài
median strip
central reservation (on a divided road)
Zhōng yāng Zhí xíng Wěi yuán huì
Central Executive Committee
Zhōng yāng Xuān chuán bù
Central Propaganda Section
abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會宣傳部|中国共产党中央委员会宣传部[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 dang3 Zhong1 yang1 Wei3 yuan2 hui4 Xuan1 chuan2 bu4]
Central Propaganda Department (of the Chinese communist party)
Zhōng yāng Qíng bào jú
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA
Zhōng yāng Cái jīng Dà xué
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
Zhōng yāng Jūn shì Wěi yuán huì
(PRC) Central Military Commission
Zhōng yāng Yín háng
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
Zhōng Xuān bù
Central Propaganda Section
abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會宣傳部|中国共产党中央委员会宣传部[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 dang3 Zhong1 yang1 Wei3 yuan2 hui4 Xuan1 chuan2 bu4]
Central Propaganda Department (of the Chinese communist party)
zhōng mì dù xiān wéi bǎn
medium-density fiberboard (MDF)
abbr. to 中纖板|中纤板[zhong1 xian1 ban3]
Zhōng shān Gōng yuán
Zhongshan Park, the name of numerous parks in China, honoring Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山[Sun1 Zhong1 shan1]
Zhōng shān Láng Zhuàn
the fable of Mr Dongguo and the ungrateful Wolf by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡[Ma3 Zhong1 xi1]
Zhōng yuè
Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
Zhōng chuān
Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name)
zhōng cháng
ordinary
average
medium
mid-range
moderate
Zhōng yōng
the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1]
Zhōng fù Diàn xùn
Zoomflight Telecom (Chinese company)
Zhōng qíng jú
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA
abbr. for 中央情報局|中央情报局[Zhong1 yang1 Qing2 bao4 ju2]
zhōng chéng yào
prepared prescription (Chinese medicine)
zhōng zhāo
senior high school enrollment
zhòng zhāo
to get infected
to fall into sb's trap
zhōng lǚ shè
China Travel Service (CTS), state-owned travel company
Zhōng Shí
China Times (newspaper)
abbr. for 中國時報|中国时报 [Zhong1 guo2 Shi2 bao4]
zhōng sháo yù
(bird species of China) whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
zhōng dù juān
(bird species of China) Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)
Zhōng zhèng Jì niàn táng
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei
zhōng shuǐ
reclaimed water
recycled water
Zhōng shā Qún dǎo
Macclesfield Bank, series of reefs in the South China Sea southeast of Hainan Island
Zhòng yóu
CNPC, China National Petroleum Corporation (abbr.)
zhōng bō
medium wave (radio frequency range)
zhōng yóu
the middle stretches of a river
middle level
middle echelon
midstream
zhōng zào
mess hall for mid-level cadres
cf. 大灶[da4 zao4]
zhōng bái lù
(bird species of China) intermediate egret (Egretta intermedia)
zhōng kàn
pleasant to the eye
Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4]
zhòng kàn bù zhòng yòng
impressive-looking but useless
Zhōng yán yuàn
Academia Sinica
abbr. for 中央研究院[Zhong1 yang1 Yan2 jiu1 yuan4]
Zhōng jì wěi
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
Zhōng zǔ bù
Organization Department
abbr. for 中共中央組織部|中共中央组织部[Zhong1 Gong4 Zhong1 yang1 Zu3 zhi1 bu4]
Zhōng lián háng
China United Airlines, abbr. for 中國聯合航空|中国联合航空[Zhong1 guo2 Lian2 he2 Hang2 kong1]
Zhōng huá xiān wēng
(bird species of China) Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)
Zhōng huá Quán guó Fù nǚ Lián hé huì
All-China Women's Federation (PRC, established 1949)
Zhōng huá Quán guó Zǒng gōng huì
All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)
Zhōng huá Quán guó Tǐ yù Zǒng huì
All-China Sports Federation
Zhōng huá pān què
(bird species of China) Chinese penduline tit (Remiz consobrinus)
Zhōng huá tián yuán quǎn
Chinese rural dog
indigenous dog
mongrel
Zhōng huá duǎn chì yīng
(bird species of China) Chinese bush warbler (Locustella tacsanowskia)
Zhōng huá qiū shā yā
(bird species of China) scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)
Zhōng huá Sū wéi āi Gòng hé guó
Chinese Soviet Republic (1931-1937)
Zhōng huá zhè gū
(bird species of China) Chinese francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus)
Zhōng Xī hé bì
harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
Zhōng Xī yī jié hé
to combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine
Zhōng Cái
Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing
abbr. for 中央財經大學|中央财经大学[Zhong1 yang1 Cai2 jing1 Da4 xue2]
zhōng zéi ōu
(bird species of China) pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Zhōng Yuè Zhàn zhēng
the Sino-Vietnamese War, fought between the PRC and Vietnam in 1979
also known as the Third Indochina War
Zhōng Bàn
General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC
abbr. for 中共中央辦公廳|中共中央办公厅[Zhong1 gong4 Zhong1 yang1 Ban4 gong1 ting1]
Zhōng tú Dǎo Zhàn yì
Battle of Midway, June 1942
zhōng tú tuì chǎng
to leave in the middle of the play
(fig.) to leave before the matter is concluded
Zhōng yě
Nakano (Japanese surname and place name)
Zhōng Yín
Bank of China
abbr. for 中國銀行|中国银行[Zhong1 guo2 Yin2 hang2]
Zhōng tǐ Xī yòng
adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core
zhōng gāo dù fáng kōng
high-to-medium-altitude air defense (HIMAD)
rén zhōng lóng fèng
a giant among men (idiom)
Zhàn Zhōng
Occupy Central, Hong Kong civil disobedience movement (September 2014 -)
míng míng zhī zhōng
in the unseen world of spirits
mysteriously and inexorably
běi fāng zhōng dù juān
(bird species of China) oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
náng zhōng qǔ wù
as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
in the bag
(as good as) in one's possession
wài qiáng zhōng gān
strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
Dà Zhōng huá
Greater China
refers to China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (esp. in finance and economics)
refers to all areas of Chinese presence (esp. in the cultural field), including parts of Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas
nǚ dà bù zhōng liú
when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)
rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng
as if lost in a thick fog (idiom)
in a fog
muddled
completely unfamiliar with sth
jiā dào zhōng luò
to come down in the world (idiom)
to suffer a reversal of fortune
jū zhōng duì qí
centered alignment (typography)
Guǎng zhōu Zhōng yī yào Dà xué
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
gòu zhōng
within the range of a bow and arrow
(fig.) under sb's control
wēi zhōng zǐ
neutrino (particle physics)
also written 中微子[zhong1 wei1 zi3]
xīn zhōng wú shù
to have no idea
to be unsure
yì liào zhī zhōng
to come as no surprise
as expected
chōu zhòng
to win (a prize in a lottery)
zhǎng zhōng xì
see 布袋戲|布袋戏[bu4 dai4 xi4]
Cháo xiǎn Zhōng yāng Tōng xùn shè
North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
abbr. to 朝中社[Chao2 zhong1 she4]
bēi zhōng wù
(lit.) contents of the cup
(fig.) liquor
wine
zhèng zhòng yào hài
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
chí zhōng wù
person of no particular talent
xǐ yù zhōng xīn
bathing and recreation center