Usage of the character 中

the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏 (sānfú)), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year

Zhōngcūn

中村

[中村]

Nakamura (Japanese surname)

zhōngruǎn

中阮

[中阮]

zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range

zhōngbǎo

中饱

[中飽]

to embezzle
to misappropriate
to line one's pockets with public funds

Zhōng Shí

中时

[中時]

China Times (newspaper) (abbr. for 中國時報／中国时报 ( Zhōngguó Shíbào))

zhōngzhuāng

中装

[中裝]

Chinese dress

lángzhōng

郎中

[郎中]

doctor (Chinese medicine)
ancient official title
companions (respectful)

zhōngshì

中试

[中試]

pilot test (in product development etc)

Lóngzhōng

隆中

[隆中]

scenic area near Xiangyang 襄陽／襄阳 ( Xiāngyáng) in Hubei, known as the secluded mountainous location where Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮／诸葛亮 ( Zhūgě Liàng) lived as a young man

Yúzhōng

榆中

[榆中]

Yuzhong county in Lanzhou 蘭州／兰州 ( Lánzhōu), Gansu

zhōngzào

中灶

[中灶]

mess hall for mid-level cadres
cf. 大灶 (dàzào)

zhōngtú

中途

[中途]

midway

Zhōnghuá

中华

[中華]

China (alternate formal name)

zhōngjiān

中坚

[中堅]

core
nucleus
backbone

Zhàn Zhōng

占中

[佔中]

Occupy Central, Hong Kong civil disobedience movement (September 2014 -)

zhōnggé

中隔

[中隔]

septum (anatomy)

Zhōng Yìn

中印

[中印]

China-India

Zhōng Bàn

中办

[中辦]

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 ( Zhōnggòng Zhōngyāng Bàngōngtīng))

Zhōng Gǔ

中古

[中古]

Sino-Cuban
China-Cuba

zhōngfèng

中缝

[中縫]

vertical space in a newspaper between two attached pages
vertical line on the back of clothing

Zhōng Aò

中澳

[中澳]

China-Australia (relations)

mèngzhōng

梦中

[夢中]

in a dream

zhōngcān

中餐

[中餐]

lunch
Chinese meal; Chinese food
CL:份 (fèn),頓／顿 (dùn)

zhōng'ěr

中耳

[中耳]

middle ear

Zhōngpǔ

中埔

[中埔]

Zhongpu or Chungpu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan

biànzhōng

便中

[便中]

at one's convenience
when it's convenient

zhōnggǔ

中古

[中古]

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

Zhōngmù

中牟

[中牟]

Zhongmu county in Zhengzhou 鄭州／郑州 ( Zhèngzhōu), Henan

Zhōngyuè

中岳

[中嶽]

Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽／五岳 ( Wǔyuè)

zhòngxié

中邪

[中邪]

to be possessed; to be bewitched

zhòngdú

中毒

[中毒]

to be poisoned

Zhōng- Yì

中意

[中意]

Sino-Italian

zhōngdiào

中调

[中調]

(perfumery) middle note
heart note

Tiánzhōng

田中

[田中]

Tianzhong Township in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuā Xiàn), Taiwan
Tanaka (Japanese surname)

zhōngwèi

中尉

[中尉]

lieutenant (navy)
first lieutenant (army)
subaltern

zhōngkàn

中看

[中看]

pleasant to the eye
Taiwan pr. (zhòngkàn)

nèizhōng

内中

[內中]

within it
among them

zhòngyì

中意

[中意]

to take one's fancy; to be to one's liking

kǎozhòng

考中

[考中]

to pass an exam

yuèzhōng

月中

[月中]

middle of month

zhōngzhuān

中专

[中專]

vocational secondary school
technical secondary school
trade school
abbr. for 中等專科學校／中等专科学校

Zhōngjiāng

中江

[中江]

Zhongjiang county in Deyang 德陽／德阳 ( Déyáng), Sichuan

zhōuzhōng

周中

[周中]

weekday
midweek

Zhōng Qīng

中青

[中青]

China Youth (official newspaper) (abbr. for 中國青年報／中国青年报 ( Zhōngguó Qīngnián Bào))

Zhōngnóng

中农

[中農]

Chinese agriculture

zhōngkǎo

中考

[中考]

entrance exam for senior middle school

Zhōng Xī

中西

[中西]

China and the West
Chinese-Western

rèzhōng

热中

[熱中]

variant of 熱衷／热衷 (rèzhōng)

zhōnglì

中立

[中立]

neutral
neutrality

Zhōngyě

中野

[中野]

Nakano (Japanese surname and place name)

zhòngjǔ

中举

[中舉]

to pass the provincial level imperial examination

Zhōngshān

中山

[中山]

courtesy name of Dr Sun Yat-sen
Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
Nakayama (Japanese surname)

Zhōnghuán

中环

[中環]

Central, Hong Kong Island

zhōngchǎng

中场

[中場]

middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
midfield
mid-court (in sports)
half-time
intermission half-way through a performance

kànzhòng

看中

[看中]

to have a preference for
to fancy
to choose after consideration
to settle on

liàozhòng

料中

[料中]

to suppose correctly

zhōngzhāo

中招

[中招]

senior high school enrollment

zhōnglù

中路

[中路]

midway
mediocre (quality)
midfield (soccer)

zhōngrén

中人

[中人]

go-between
mediator
intermediary

zhōngbǎn

中板

[中板]

moderato

zhōngzǐ

中子

[中子]

neutron

zhōngzhóu

中轴

[中軸]

axis
(bicycle) bottom bracket

Zhōng- Oū

中欧

[中歐]

Sino-European

ànzhōng

暗中

[暗中]

in the dark
in secret
on the sly
surreptitiously

rìzhōng

日中

[日中]

noon
midday
zenith

gòuzhōng

彀中

[彀中]

within the range of a bow and arrow
(fig.) under sb's control

zhòngjì

中计

[中計]

to fall into a trap; to be taken in

cāizhòng

猜中

[猜中]

to guess correctly
to figure out the right answer

Zhōng Yín

中银

[中銀]

Bank of China (abbr. for 中國銀行／中国银行 ( Zhōngguó Yínháng))

zhòngbiāo

中标

[中標]

to win a tender; to win a bid

zhōngfēn

中分

[中分]

to part one's hair in the middle

Zhōngchuān

中川

[中川]

Nakagawa (Japanese surname and place name)

zhōngbō

中波

[中波]

medium wave (radio frequency range)

Zhōng'ōu

中欧

[中歐]

Central Europe

Bāzhōng

巴中

[巴中]

Bazhong prefecture-level city in Panzhihua 攀枝花 ( Pānzhīhuā), south Sichuan

Jìnzhōng

晋中

[晉中]

Jinzhong prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西 ( Shānxī)

yāngzhōng

央中

[央中]

to ask for mediation
to request sb to act as a go-between

zhòngqiān

中签

[中簽]

to win a ballot; to draw a lucky number

Zhōngháng

中行

[中行]

abbr. for 中國銀行／中国银行 ( Zhōngguó Yínháng)

Qióngzhōng

琼中

[瓊中]

Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan

zhōngtīng

中听

[中聽]

pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news)
to one's liking
music to one's ears
Taiwan pr. (zhòngtīng)

Měi Zhōng

美中

[美中]

USA-China

zhōngjiāo

中焦

[中焦]

(TCM) middle burner, the part of the body within the abdominal cavity (between the diaphragm and the navel, including the spleen and stomach)

zhōngzhǐ

中止

[中止]

to cease
to suspend
to break off
to stop
to discontinue

zhōngcéng

中层

[中層]

middle-ranking

zhòngfú

中伏

[中伏]

to be ambushed

Làngzhōng

阆中

[閬中]

Langzhong, county-level city in Nanchong 南充 ( Nánchōng), Sichuan

túzhōng

途中

[途中]

en route

zhōngděng

中等

[中等]

medium

Táizhōng

台中

[台中]

Taichung, city in central Taiwan

zhōngkōng

中空

[中空]

hollow
empty interior

guózhōng

国中

[國中]

junior high school (Tw)
abbr. for 國民中學／国民中学 (guómínzhōngxué)

zhòngqiāng

中枪

[中槍]

to be hit by a gun
shot

Zhōngyuán

中元

[中元]

Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased

Zhōngyuán

中原

[中原]

Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei

zhōngyòng

中用

[中用]

useful
helpful
Taiwan pr. (zhòngyòng)

zhōngtīng

中厅

[中廳]

lobby
foyer
CL:間／间 (jiān)

Zhōng Nán

中南

[中南]

South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
abbr. for China-South Africa

zhōngzhèng

中正

[中正]

fair and honest

dézhòng

得中

[得中]

(as in an imperial examination) to be a successful candidate
to draw a winning ticket (in a lottery)

Yángzhōng

扬中

[揚中]

Yangzhong, county-level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江／镇江 ( Zhènjiāng), Jiangsu

cùzhòng

卒中

[卒中]

stroke
cerebral hemorrhage

zhòngdàn

中弹

[中彈]

to get hit by a bullet; to get shot

kōngzhōng

空中

[空中]

in the sky
in the air

Hànzhōng

汉中

[漢中]

Hanzhong prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

zhōngwài

中外

[中外]

Sino-foreign
Chinese-foreign
home and abroad

zhòngshāng

中伤

[中傷]

to slander; to defame
to get hit (by a bullet); to be wounded

Cháo Zhōng

朝中

[朝中]

North Korea-China

yīngzhōng

英中

[英中]

(Hong Kong) secondary school that uses English as a medium of instruction ("EMI school")

zhōngpán

中盘

[中盤]

middle game (in go or chess)
(share trading) mid-session
(abbr. for 中盤商／中盘商 (zhōngpánshāng)) distributor
wholesaler
middleman

Zhōng Fēi

中非

[中非]

China-Africa (relations)
Central Africa
Central African Republic

mìngzhòng

命中

[命中]

to hit (a target)

gèzhōng

个中

[個中]

therein
in this

zhōngxué

中学

[中學]

middle school

zhēzhòng

螫中

[螫中]

(of a bee, jellyfish etc) to sting (sb)

Zhòngyóu

中油

[中油]

CNPC, China National Petroleum Corporation (abbr.)

zhòngcǎi

中彩

[中彩]

to win a prize at a lottery

xīnzhōng

心中

[心中]

central point
in one's thoughts
in one's heart

zhōngyī

中医

[中醫]

traditional Chinese medical science
a doctor trained in Chinese medicine

Hūzhōng

呼中

[呼中]

Huzhong district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區／大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

shèzhòng

射中

[射中]

to hit the target

Zhōng Ní

中尼

[中尼]

China-Nepal

E Zhōng

俄中

[俄中]

Russia-China

zhōnghào

中号

[中號]

medium-sized

jūzhōng

居中

[居中]

to be between two parties (as in mediation)
to be in the middle; to be in between
(page layout) to be centered

Huángzhōng

湟中

[湟中]

Huangzhong county in Xining 西寧／西宁 ( Xīníng), Qinghai

zhōngbù

中部

[中部]

middle part
central section

zhōngqī

中期

[中期]

middle (of a period of time)
medium-term (plan, forecast etc)

zhōngchéng

中程

[中程]

medium-range

zhōngjì

中继

[中繼]

to relay
to repeat

zhōngjú

中局

[中局]

middle game (in go or chess)

zhōngxiào

中校

[中校]

middle ranking officer in Chinese army
lieutenant colonel
commander

zhòngshǔ

中暑

[中暑]

to suffer heat exhaustion
sunstroke; heatstroke

zhōngdàng

中档

[中檔]

mid-range (in quality and price)

zhōngshī

中师

[中師]

secondary normal school (abbr. for 中等師範學校／中等师范学校 (zhōngděngshīfànxuéxiào))

Zhōngyuǎn

中远

[中遠]

China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸／中国远洋运输 ( Zhōngguó Yuǎnyáng Yùnshū))

zhōngfàn

中饭

[中飯]

lunch

piànzhōng

片中

[片中]

in the movie

qízhōng

其中

[其中]

among
in
included among these

Zhōng Yà

中亚

[中亞]

Central Asia

zhōngbāng

中帮

[中幫]

mid-top (shoes)

zhōngchǎn

中产

[中產]

middle class
bourgeois

Zhōng Yīng

中英

[中英]

Sino-British
Chinese-English

zhōngzī

中资

[中資]

Chinese capital
Chinese enterprise

Guānzhōng

关中

[關中]

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

zhòngdì

中的

[中的]

to hit the target
(fig.) to hit the nail on the head

zhōngzhuì

中缀

[中綴]

infix (grammar), particle attached within a word or expression

Rì Zhōng

日中

[日中]

Japan-China

chūzhōng

初中

[初中]

junior high school (abbr. for 初級中學／初级中学 (chūjízhōngxué))

tóuzhòng

投中

[投中]

to hit the target with one's throw
(basketball) to score

zhòngxuǎn

中选

[中選]

to be chosen; to be selected

gāozhòng

高中

[高中]

to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)

Zhōng Bō

中波

[中波]

Chinese-Polish

yǎnzhōng

眼中

[眼中]

in one's eyes

zhōngchuò

中辍

[中輟]

to stop halfway
to give up halfway
interruption
suspension

niánzhōng

年中

[年中]

within the year
in the middle of the year
mid-year

Suízhōng

绥中

[綏中]

Suizhong county in Huludao 葫蘆島／葫芦岛, Liaoning

zhōngjiān

中间

[中間]

the middle; the inside
in the middle; within; between; among
during; in the meantime

Zhōng Hán

中韩

[中韓]

China-South Korea

qièzhòng

切中

[切中]

to hit the target (esp. in argument); to strike home

Zīzhōng

资中

[資中]

Zizhong county in Neijiang 內江／内江 ( Nèijiāng), Sichuan

zhèngzhōng

正中

[正中]

middle
center
right in the middle or center
nub

zhīzhōng

之中

[之中]

inside
among
in the midst of (doing sth)
during

zhōngjǐ

中脊

[中脊]

mid-ocean ridge (geology)

xiāngzhòng

相中

[相中]

to find to one's taste
to pick (after looking at)
Taiwan pr. (xiàngzhòng)

Zhōng Tái

中台

[中臺]

China and Taiwan

qīzhōng

期中

[期中]

interim
midterm

Huázhōng

华中

[華中]

central China

Zhōngzhàn

中站

[中站]

Zhongzhan district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市 ( Jiāozuòshì), Henan

zhōngduàn

中段

[中段]

middle section; middle period; middle area; mid-

Zhōng Cái

中财

[中財]

Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing (abbr. for 中央財經大學／中央财经大学 ( Zhōngyāng Cáijīng Dàxué))

zhòngfēng

中风

[中風]

to suffer a paralyzing stroke

Zhōnglì

中坜

[中壢]

Zhongli or Chungli city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣／桃园县 ( Táoyuánxiàn), north Taiwan

zhōngyè

中叶

[中葉]

mid- (e.g. mid-century)
middle period

yánzhòng

言中

[言中]

to have one's words prove to be prophetic

zhōngyōng

中庸

[中庸]

golden mean (Confucianism)
(literary) (of person) mediocre
ordinary

Táizhōng

台中

[臺中]

Taizhong or Taichung city in central Taiwan

zhòngkěn

中肯

[中肯]

pertinent; apropos

Zhōngdū

中都

[中都]

Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing

zhōngjuǎn

中卷

[中卷]

adult squid, typically more than 15 cm long with a slender body and fins in the shape of a big rhombus (Tw)

Zhōngníng

中宁

[中寧]

Zhongning county in Zhongwei 中衛／中卫 ( Zhōngwèi), Ningxia

jízhōng

集中

[集中]

to concentrate
to centralize
to focus
centralized
concentrated
to put together

Zhōngchāo

中超

[中超]

Chinese Super League (soccer)

zhòngshì

中试

[中試]

to pass a test

Zhōngshì

中式

[中式]

Chinese style

chōuzhòng

抽中

[抽中]

to win (a prize in a lottery)

zhōngjiè

中介

[中介]

to act as intermediary
to link
intermediate
inter-
agency
agent

zhōngzhuǎn

中转

[中轉]

to change (train or plane)
transfer
correspondence

zhòngmó

中魔

[中魔]

to be possessed; to be bewitched

dāngzhōng

当中

[當中]

among
in the middle
in the center

zhōngjiàng

中将

[中將]

lieutenant general; vice admiral; air marshal

zhōngxún

中旬

[中旬]

middle third of a month

zhōngxìng

中性

[中性]

neutral

Zhōngwén

中文

[中文]

Chinese language

zhōngxīn

中心

[中心]

center; heart; core

zhōngnián

中年

[中年]

middle age

Zhōngzhèng

中正

[中正]

adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石／蒋介石 ( Jiǎng Jièshí)

zhōngchāo

中超

[中超]

Chinese supermarket

dézhōng

得中

[得中]

moderate; appropriate; suitable

zhōngwǔ

中午

[中午]

noon
midday
CL:個／个 (gè)

zhòngshì

中式

[中式]

to pass the imperial examinations

zhōngcháng

中常

[中常]

ordinary
average
medium
mid-range
moderate

zhōngshēng

中声

[中聲]

the medial (vowel or diphthong) of a Korean syllable

zhōngshū

中枢

[中樞]

center; hub
the central administration

Zhōng Rì

中日

[中日]

China-Japan

shuōzhòng

说中

[說中]

to hit the nail on the head
to predict correctly

zhōnghé

中和

[中和]

to neutralize
to counteract
neutralization (chemistry)

Zhōng Měi

中美

[中美]

China-USA

shìzhōng

适中

[適中]

moderate
reasonable
conveniently situated

zhōngtǔ

中土

[中土]

Sino-Turkish

zhōngqū

中区

[中區]

central district (of a city)
central zone

zhōngxiàn

中线

[中線]

half-way line
median line

Zhōngqiū

中秋

[中秋]

the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month

zhōngjí

中级

[中級]

middle level (in a hierarchy)

zhézhōng

折中

[折中]

to compromise
to take the middle road
a trade-off
eclectic

zhōngyóu

中游

[中游]

the middle stretches of a river
middle level
middle echelon
midstream

Zhōnghé

中和

[中和]

Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

zhōngtiān

中天

[中天]

culmination (astronomy)

zhōngshuǐ

中水

[中水]

reclaimed water
recycled water

Zhōng Gòng

中共

[中共]

abbr. for 中國共產黨／中国共产党 ( Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng), Chinese Communist Party

zhōngbā

中巴

[中巴]

minibus

Zhōngdiàn

中甸

[中甸]

Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La County 香格里拉縣／香格里拉县 ( Xiānggélǐlā Xiàn) in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Yunnan

Zhōngshì

中视

[中視]

China Television Company (CTV), Taiwan (abbr. for 中國電視公司／中国电视公司 ( Zhōngguó Diànshì Gōngsī))

zhōngfēng

中锋

[中鋒]

midfielder
center (basketball)
center forward (hockey, football)

yìzhōng

意中

[意中]

according with one's wish or expectation

Liáozhōng

辽中

[遼中]

Liaozhong county in Shenyang 瀋陽／沈阳, Liaoning

Zhōngfāng

中方

[中方]

the Chinese side (in an international venture)

Zhōng Bā

中巴

[中巴]

China-Pakistan (relations)
China-Bahamas

sòng Zhōng

送中

[送中]

to extradite to mainland China

zhōngyào

中药

[中藥]

traditional Chinese medicine
CL:服 (fù),種／种 (zhǒng)

zhōngtíng

中庭

[中庭]

courtyard

zhōngyāng

中央

[中央]

central
middle
center
central authorities (of a state)

zhōngzhǐ

中指

[中指]

middle finger

Yúzhōng

渝中

[渝中]

Yuzhong, the central district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Zhōngliáo

中寮

[中寮]

Zhongliao or Chungliao Township in Nantou County 南投縣／南投县 ( Nántóu Xiàn), central Taiwan

Zhōngdōng

中东

[中東]

Middle East

rénzhōng

人中

[人中]

philtrum
infranasal depression
the "human center" acupuncture point

zhōnglà

中辣

[中辣]

hot
medium level of spiciness

zhōngdiǎn

中点

[中點]

midpoint
half-way point

xuǎnzhòng

选中

[選中]

to select; to choose; to decide on

zhènzhōng

震中

[震中]

earthquake epicenter

zhōngjìng

中径

[中徑]

diameter

dǎzhòng

打中

[打中]

to hit (a target)

Zhōngwèi

中卫

[中衛]

Zhongwei, prefecture-level city in Ningxia

Zhōng E

中俄

[中俄]

China-Russia

zhōngxīng

中兴

[中興]

resurgence
recovery
restoration

zhòngzhāo

中招

[中招]

(martial arts) to get hit; to get taken down
(fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus)
(fig.) to fall for sb's trap; to be taken in

zhōngbǎo

中保

[中保]

middleman and guarantor

jīzhòng

击中

[擊中]

to hit (a target etc)
to strike

Zhōng Cháo

中朝

[中朝]

Sino-Korean
China and North Korea

gāozhōng

高中

[高中]

senior high school
abbr. for 高級中學／高级中学 (gāojízhōngxué)

cìzhòng

刺中

[刺中]

to hit with a piercing blow

Zhōngdǎo

中岛

[中島]

Nakajima or Nakashima (Japanese surname and place name)

cóngzhōng

从中

[從中]

from within
therefrom

Zhōngyáng

中阳

[中陽]

Zhangyang county in Lüliang 呂梁／吕梁 ( Lüliáng), Shanxi 山西

Zhōng Gǎng

中港

[中港]

PRC and Hong Kong

fùzhōng

附中

[附中]

attached (or affiliated) secondary (or middle) school
abbr. for 附屬中學／附属中学 (fùshǔzhōngxué)

Zhōng Fǎ

中法

[中法]

China-France (cooperation); Sino-French

zhōngliú

中流

[中流]

midstream

Wúzhōng

吴中

[吳中]

Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 蘇州市／苏州市 ( Sūzhōushì), Jiangsu

zhōngzhōng

中中

[中中]

middling
average
impartial
(Hong Kong) secondary school that uses Chinese as the medium of instruction ("CMI school")

Zhōngguó

中国

[中國]

China

xiōngzhōng

胸中

[胸中]

one's mind

zhōngxíng

中型

[中型]

medium sized

Yúzhōngxiàn

榆中县

[榆中縣]

Yuzhong county in Lanzhou 蘭州／兰州 ( Lánzhōu), Gansu

zhōngjìqì

中继器

[中繼器]

repeater

zhōngjiānyīn

中间音

[中間音]

(phonetics) medial

Zhōngníngxiàn

中宁县

[中寧縣]

Zhongning county in Zhongwei 中衛／中卫 ( Zhōngwèi), Ningxia

bēizhōngwù

杯中物

[杯中物]

the contents of the cup
(fig.) liquor
wine

zhōngyángjǐ

中洋脊

[中洋脊]

mid-ocean ridge (geology)

Zhōngqiūjié

中秋节

[中秋節]

the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month

Zhōngguójí

中国籍

[中國籍]

Chinese (i.e. of Chinese nationality)

zhōng'ěryán

中耳炎

[中耳炎]

inflammation of middle ear
otitis media

Zhōnglìshì

中坜市

[中壢市]

Zhongli or Chungli city in Taoyuan county 桃園縣／桃园县 ( Táoyuánxiàn), north Taiwan

Zhōngguórén

中国人

[中國人]

Chinese person

Zhōngguóchǎn

中国产

[中國產]

made in China
home-grown (talent)

chūzhōngshēng

初中生

[初中生]

junior high student

zhōngwèishù

中位数

[中位數]

median

Zhōngyīxué

中医学

[中醫學]

traditional Chinese medicine
TCM

Zhōngpǔ Xiāng

中埔乡

[中埔鄉]

Zhongpu or Chungpu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan

zhōnglìguó

中立国

[中立國]

neutral country

zhōngshānfú

中山服

[中山服]

Chinese tunic suit
Mao jacket
CL:件 (jiàn)

zhōngxīnjǔ

中心矩

[中心矩]

(statistics) central moment

kànbuzhòng

看不中

[看不中]

not impressed by

Zhōngjiāngxiàn

中江县

[中江縣]

Zhongjiang county in Deyang 德陽／德阳 ( Déyáng), Sichuan

zhōngtíqín

中提琴

[中提琴]

viola

Cháozhōngshè

朝中社

[朝中社]

abbr. for 朝鮮中央通訊社／朝鲜中央通讯社 ( Cháoxiǎn Zhōngyāng Tōngxùnshè)

Mǎ Zhōngxī

马中锡

[馬中錫]

Ma Zhongxi, Ming writer (1446-1512), author of the fable The Wolf of Zhongshan 中山狼傳／中山狼传 ( Zhōngshān Láng Zhuàn)

Zhōngguó Hǎi

中国海

[中國海]

the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea)

Zhōngxīnshì

中新世

[中新世]

Miocene (geological epoch from 24m-5m years ago)

nánzhōngyīn

男中音

[男中音]

baritone

sùsòngzhōng

诉讼中

[訴訟中]

pendente lite
during litigation

yìzhōngshì

意中事

[意中事]

sth that is expected or wished for

Zhōngguócài

中国菜

[中國菜]

Chinese cuisine

E Zhōng Cháo

俄中朝

[俄中朝]

Russia, China and North Korea

Zhōngcānguǎn

中餐馆

[中餐館]

Chinese restaurant

Zhōngzhànqū

中站区

[中站區]

Zhongzhan district of Jiaozuo city 焦作市 ( Jiāozuòshì), Henan

Hūzhōngqū

呼中区

[呼中區]

Huzhong district of Daxing'anling prefecture 大興安嶺地區／大兴安岭地区, Heilongjiang

Zhōnghéshì

中和市

[中和市]

Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

zhōngjìzhàn

中继站

[中繼站]

relay station

Zhōng Xuānbù

中宣部

[中宣部]

Publicity Department of the CCP (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 ( Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Xuānchuánbù))

zhōngxībù

中西部

[中西部]

midwest

ròuzhōngcì

肉中刺

[肉中刺]

a thorn in one's flesh

zhōnghéjì

中和剂

[中和劑]

neutralizing agent; neutralizer

zhōngpánshāng

中盘商

[中盤商]

distributor
wholesaler
middleman

bànzhōngyāo

半中腰

[半中腰]

middle
halfway

zhōngjiānshāng

中间商

[中間商]

middleman
broker

zhōngdùjuān

中杜鹃

[中杜鵑]

(bird species of China) Himalayan cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)

zhònglètòu

中乐透

[中樂透]

to have a win in the lottery

hézhōngdài

盒中袋

[盒中袋]

bag-in-box (packaging)

gāozhōngshēng

高中生

[高中生]

senior high school student

zhōnglǎonián

中老年

[中老年]

middle and old age

zhōnggàigǔ

中概股

[中概股]

China concepts stock (stock in a Chinese company that trades on an exchange outside China or in Hong Kong) (abbr. for 中國概念股／中国概念股 ( Zhōngguógàiniàngǔ))

zhōnglìxìng

中立性

[中立性]

impartiality
neutrality

zhōngzhóuxiàn

中轴线

[中軸線]

central axis (line)

gèzhōngrén

个中人

[個中人]

a person in the know

Zhōngzǔbù

中组部

[中組部]

Organization Department (abbr. for 中共中央組織部／中共中央组织部 ( Zhōng Gòng Zhōngyāng Zǔzhībù))

kuàizhōngzǐ

快中子

[快中子]

fast neutrons

zhōnghǎiyóu

中海油

[中海油]

China National Offshore Oil Corporation

Zhōngwèishì

中卫市

[中衛市]

Zhongwei, prefecture-level city in Ningxia

zhōngyàgē

中亚鸽

[中亞鴿]

(bird species of China) yellow-eyed pigeon (Columba eversmanni)

zhòngdúxìng

中毒性

[中毒性]

poisonous
toxic

zhōngxiǎoxué

中小学

[中小學]

middle and elementary school

Táizhōng Shì

台中市

[臺中市]

Taichung, a city in central Taiwan

Zhōngmù Xiàn

中牟县

[中牟縣]

Zhongmu county in Zhengzhou 鄭州／郑州 ( Zhèngzhou), Henan

Tiánzhōng Zhèn

田中镇

[田中鎮]

Tianzhong or Tienchung Town in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan

zhōngzǐshù

中子数

[中子數]

neutron number

Zhōngguāncūn

中关村

[中關村]

Zhongguancun neighborhood of Beijing, containing Peking University, famous for electronics shops and bookstores

Zhōngyāng Shěng

中央省

[中央省]

Töv Province (Töv Aimag) of Mongolia
Central Province (the name of provinces in various nations)

Zhōngguóhóng

中国红

[中國紅]

vermilion

Zhōnglüshè

中旅社

[中旅社]

China Travel Service (CTS), state-owned travel company

Zhōngyāngshè

中央社

[中央社]

Central News Agency (Taiwan)

wúyìzhōng

无意中

[無意中]

accidentally
unintentionally
unexpectedly

Táng Zhōngzōng

唐中宗

[唐中宗]

Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲 ( Lǐ Zhé) (656-710), reigned 705-710

Zhōngguófēng

中国风

[中國風]

Chinese style
chinoiserie

zhèngdāngzhōng

正当中

[正當中]

dead center; the very middle

zhōngbáilù

中白鹭

[中白鷺]

(bird species of China) intermediate egret (Egretta intermedia)

Zhōngyányuàn

中研院

[中研院]

Academia Sinica (abbr. for 中央研究院 ( Zhōngyāng Yánjiūyuàn))

Luó Guànzhōng

罗贯中

[羅貫中]

Luo Guanzhong (c. 1330-c. 1400), author of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other works

Zhōngxīnshè

中新社

[中新社]

China News Service (CNS), abbr. for 中國新聞社／中国新闻社

zhōngduǎnzhài

中短债

[中短債]

short- or medium-term loan

xīnmùzhōng

心目中

[心目中]

in one's eyes
in one's estimation

zhōngchéngyào

中成药

[中成藥]

prepared prescription (Chinese medicine)

fángzhōngfáng

房中房

[房中房]

room constructed within an existing room
self-contained living area within a house or apartment

Zhōngguóshì

中国式

[中國式]

Chinese style
à la chinoise

Táizhōng Xiàn

台中县

[臺中縣]

Taichung or Taizhong County in central Taiwan

Zhōngshān Líng

中山陵

[中山陵]

Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing

zhǎngzhōngxì

掌中戏

[掌中戲]

see 布袋戲／布袋戏 (bùdàixì)

tuózhōngzhuāng

橐中装

[橐中裝]

gems
jewels
valuables

shēnzhòngdú

砷中毒

[砷中毒]

arsenic poisoning

lǐzhōngkè

理中客

[理中客]

rational, neutral, objective (abbr. for 理性、中立、客觀／理性、中立、客观 (lǐxìng,zhōnglì,kèguān))

zhōngxuéshēng

中学生

[中學生]

middle-school student
high school student

Sūn Zhōngshān

孙中山

[孫中山]

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

Dīng Zhàozhōng

丁肇中

[丁肇中]

Samuel C. C. Ting (1936-), American physicist, 1976 Nobel Prize laureate in physics

zhōngqǐyè

中企业

[中企業]

medium sized enterprise

Zhōngguóhuà

中国化

[中國化]

to sinicize
to take on Chinese characteristics

xuèzhòngdú

血中毒

[血中毒]

blood poisoning

zhōngjiānmíng

中间名

[中間名]

middle name
second given name

zhōngzhuǎnzhàn

中转站

[中轉站]

transit hub; transport hub; interchange

chéngzhōngcūn

城中村

[城中村]

village within a city
shantytown
ghetto

Suízhōngxiàn

绥中县

[綏中縣]

Suizhong county in Huludao 葫蘆島／葫芦岛, Liaoning

zhōngjiānrén

中间人

[中間人]

intermediary
mediator

wēizhōngzǐ

微中子

[微中子]

neutrino (particle physics)
also written 中微子 (zhōngwēizǐ)

Zhōngshēngdài

中生代

[中生代]

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)

Zhōngxīnwǎng

中新网

[中新網]

ChinaNews (China News Service)

Zhōng Xīqū

中西区

[中西區]

Central and Western district of Hong Kong

yìzhōngrén

意中人

[意中人]

sweetheart
one's true love
the person of one's thoughts

Zhāng Zhìzhōng

张治中

[張治中]

Zhang Zhizhong (1890-1969), National Revolutionary Army general

Hànzhōng Shì

汉中市

[漢中市]

Hanzhong prefecture-level city in Shaanxi

fāzhǎnzhōng

发展中

[發展中]

developing
under development
in the pipeline

Yáng Chéngzhōng

杨澄中

[楊澄中]

Yang Chengzhong (1913-1987), Chinese nuclear physicist

bùzhōngyòng

不中用

[不中用]

unfit for anything
no good
useless
(of a sick person) beyond hope

Jīn Dàzhōng

金大中

[金大中]

Kim Dae-jung (1926-2009), South Korea politician, president 1998-2003, Nobel peace prize laureate 2000

dìzhōnghǎi

地中海

[地中海]

(coll.) bald crown; male pattern baldness

zhōngyāguǎn

中压管

[中壓管]

medium pressure tube
middle pressure hose (diving)

Yúzhōng Qū

渝中区

[渝中區]

Yuzhong, the central district of Chongqing 重慶／重庆 ( Chongqíng)

Zhōngguótōng

中国通

[中國通]

China watcher
an expert on China
an old China hand

Yángzhōngshì

扬中市

[揚中市]

Yangzhong, county-level city in Zhenjiang 鎮江／镇江 ( Zhènjiāng), Jiangsu

zhōngzǐxīng

中子星

[中子星]

neutron star

Wúzhōngqū

吴中区

[吳中區]

Wuzhong district of Suzhou city 蘇州市／苏州市 ( Sūzhōushì), Jiangsu

Chéngzhōngqū

城中区

[城中區]

city central district
Chengzhong district of Liuzhou city 柳州市 ( Liǔzhōushì), Guangxi
Chengzhong district of Xining city 西寧市／西宁市 ( Xīníngshì), Qinghai

Zhōngguóchéng

中国城

[中國城]

Chinatown

Zhōngshíhuà

中石化

[中石化]

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

zhōngzéi'ōu

中贼鸥

[中賊鷗]

(bird species of China) pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)

Táizhōng Xiàn

台中县

[台中縣]

Taichung or Taizhong County in central Taiwan

zhōngshānzhuāng

中山装

[中山裝]

Chinese tunic suit

Zhōngtú Dǎo

中途岛

[中途島]

Midway Islands

Zhōngyāngbāng

中央邦

[中央邦]

Madhya Pradesh, central Indian state

Zhōngguó Mèng

中国梦

[中國夢]

Chinese Dream (i.e. the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation), term associated with Xi Jinping 習近平／习近平 ( Xí Jìnpíng)

zhōngpēicéng

中胚层

[中胚層]

mesoderm (cell lineage in embryology)

zhōngjiāncéng

中间层

[中間層]

mesosphere

Zhōngdiàn Xiàn

中甸县

[中甸縣]

Gyeltang or Gyalthang town and county, former name of Shangri-La County 香格里拉縣／香格里拉县 ( Xiānggélǐlā Xiàn) in Dêqên or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州／迪庆藏族自治州 ( Díqìng Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), northwest Yunnan

zhōngchángpǎo

中长跑

[中長跑]

middle distance race

Zhōngguóhuà

中国话

[中國話]

(spoken) Chinese language

qīzhōngkǎo

期中考

[期中考]

mid-term exam

Liáozhōngxiàn

辽中县

[遼中縣]

Liaozhong county in Shenyang 瀋陽／沈阳, Liaoning

nǎocùzhòng

脑卒中

[腦卒中]

stroke
cerebral hemorrhage

Zhōngshān Shì

中山市

[中山市]

Zhongshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省／广东省 ( Guǎngdōng Shěng) in south China, close to Dr Sun Yat-sen's birthplace

zhōnglìpài

中立派

[中立派]

centrist
the centrist faction

zhōngzǐdàn

中子弹

[中子彈]

neutron bomb

zhōngzǐyuán

中子源

[中子源]

neutron source

yǎnzhōngcì

眼中刺

[眼中刺]

a thorn in one's eye
fig. a thorn in one's flesh

Hú Huìzhōng

胡慧中

[胡慧中]

Sibelle Hu (1958-), Taiwanese actress

zhōngcǎoyào

中草药

[中草藥]

Chinese herbal medicine

Zhōng Měizhōu

中美洲

[中美洲]

Central America

rèzhōngzǐ

热中子

[熱中子]

thermal neutron

Zhōngnánhǎi

中南海

[中南海]

Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council

zhōngliàngjí

中量级

[中量級]

middleweight (boxing etc)

Làngzhōng Shì

阆中市

[閬中市]

Langzhong, county-level city in Nanchong 南充 ( Nánchōng), Sichuan

Dà Zhōnghuá

大中华

[大中華]

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

Zhōngyuánjié

中元节

[中元節]

Ghost Festival on 15th day of 7th lunar month when offerings are made to the deceased

zhōngshìjì

中世纪

[中世紀]

medieval
Middle Ages

yǎnzhōngdīng

眼中钉

[眼中釘]

a thorn in one's side

Dǎng Zhōngyāng

党中央

[黨中央]

Central Committee of the CCP

chízhōngwù

池中物

[池中物]

person of no particular talent

zhōngdīduān

中低端

[中低端]

mid-to-low-range

tàozhōngrén

套中人

[套中人]

a conservative

Zhōngliánháng

中联航

[中聯航]

China United Airlines, abbr. for 中國聯合航空／中国联合航空 ( Zhōngguó Liánhé Hángkōng)

júzhōngrén

局中人

[局中人]

participant
protagonist
a player (in this affair)

mìngzhònglü

命中率

[命中率]

hit rate
scoring rate

zhōngxìngbǐ

中性笔

[中性筆]

rollerball pen

zhōngqīngnián

中青年

[中青年]

middle-aged

zhōngqiánwèi

中前卫

[中前衛]

center forward (soccer position)

zhēnzhōngjì

帧中继

[幀中繼]

frame relay

Zhōngkēyuàn

中科院

[中科院]

abbr. for 中國社會科學院／中国社会科学院 ( Zhōngguó Shèhuì Kēxuéyuàn), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Huángzhōngxiàn

湟中县

[湟中縣]

Huangzhong county in Xining 西寧／西宁 ( Xīníng), Qinghai

Jīn Yǔzhōng

金宇中

[金宇中]

Kim Woo-jung (1936-), Korean businessman and founder of the Daewoo Group

Zhōngzhèng Qū

中正区

[中正區]

Zhongzheng District of Taipei 台北市 ( Táiběi Shì) or Keelung 基隆市 ( Jīlóng Shì)

Zhōngjìwěi

中纪委

[中紀委]

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

zhōngxīyī

中西医

[中西醫]

Chinese and Western medicine
a doctor trained in Chinese and Western medicine

wúxíngzhōng

无形中

[無形中]

imperceptibly
virtually

zhōngnánbù

中南部

[中南部]

south central region

zhōngpángǔ

中盘股

[中盤股]

(share trading) mid-cap

yángzhōngjǐ

洋中脊

[洋中脊]

mid-ocean ridge (geology)

Dìzhōng Hǎi

地中海

[地中海]

Mediterranean Sea

zhōngběibù

中北部

[中北部]

north central area

zhōngjiānpài

中间派

[中間派]

moderate faction
party of compromise
middle ground

tànzhōnghé

碳中和

[碳中和]

carbon neutrality
carbon-neutral

zhōngqìcéng

中气层

[中氣層]

mesosphere
upper atmosphere

bànkōngzhōng

半空中

[半空中]

in midair
in the air

jízhōngyíng

集中营

[集中營]

concentration camp

Zhōngyuán Qū

中原区

[中原區]

Zhongyuan District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市／郑州市 ( Zhèngzhōu Shì), Henan

Zhōngyángxiàn

中阳县

[中陽縣]

Zhangyang county in Lüliang 呂梁／吕梁 ( Lüliáng), Shanxi 山西

bùzhòngyì

不中意

[不中意]

not to one's liking

Měi Zhōng Tái

美中台

[美中台]

US-China-Taiwan

zhōngxīnyǔ

中心语

[中心語]

qualified word

kàndezhòng

看得中

[看得中]

to take a liking for
to fancy

zhōngxīnqū

中心区

[中心區]

central district

zhōngjièsuǒ

中介所

[中介所]

agency

Zhōng Rì Hán

中日韩

[中日韓]

China, Japan and Korea

Zhōng Zhǎowā

中爪哇

[中爪哇]

Central Java, province of Indonesia

Xīngzhōnghuì

兴中会

[興中會]

Revive China Society, founded by Dr Sun Yat-sen 孫中山／孙中山 in 1894 in Honolulu

Zhōngqíngjú

中情局

[中情局]

US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (abbr. for 中央情報局／中央情报局 ( Zhōngyāng Qíngbàojú))

shìzhōngqū

市中区

[市中區]

central city district

zhōngsháoyù

中杓鹬

[中杓鷸]

(bird species of China) whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Jìnzhōngshì

晋中市

[晉中市]

Jinzhong prefecture-level city in Shanxi 山西 ( Shānxī)

zhōngjiānjiàn

中间件

[中間件]

middleware

nǎozhòngfēng

脑中风

[腦中風]

cerebral stroke

Zhōngfāngxiàn

中方县

[中方縣]

Zhongfang county in Huaihua 懷化／怀化 ( Huáihuà), Hunan

zhòngquāntào

中圈套

[中圈套]

to fall in a trap

zhōngkuòhào

中括号

[中括號]

square brackets ()

zhōngwēizǐ

中微子

[中微子]

neutrino (particle physics)
also written 微中子 (wēizhōngzǐ)

zhōngxīnlì

中心粒

[中心粒]

centriole

zhōngxīndiǎn

中心点

[中心點]

center
central point
focus

Zhōng Gǎng Tái

中港台

[中港臺]

China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (abbr.)

qiāozhōngbèi

敲中背

[敲中背]

to receive oral sex from a prostitute

Zhōngliánbàn

中联办

[中聯辦]

Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (abbr. for 中央人民政府駐香港特別行政區聯絡辦公室／中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室 ( Zhōngyāng Rénmín Zhèngfǔ Zhù Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Liánluò Bàngōngshì)) or the equivalent office in Macao

Qióngzhōngxiàn

琼中县

[瓊中縣]

Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan

Zhōngguóhuà

中国画

[中國畫]

Chinese painting

zhōng'èrbìng

中二病

[中二病]

(neologism) strange behavior characteristic of a teenager going through puberty (loanword from Japanese "chūnibyō")

Zīzhōngxiàn

资中县

[資中縣]

Zizhong county in Neijiang 內江／内江 ( Nèijiāng), Sichuan

zhōngyāng'āo

中央凹

[中央凹]

fovea centralis (depression in the macula retina, most sensitive optic region)

bízhōnggé

鼻中隔

[鼻中隔]

nasal septum

Zhōngliáo Xiāng

中寮乡

[中寮鄉]

Zhongliao or Chungliao Township in Nantou County 南投縣／南投县 ( Nántóu Xiàn), central Taiwan

jízhōngqì

集中器

[集中器]

concentrator

zhōngbāshì

中巴士

[中巴士]

minibus

Bāzhōngshì

巴中市

[巴中市]

Bazhong prefecture-level city in Panzhihua 攀枝花 ( Pānzhīhuā), south Sichuan

shuìmèngzhōng

睡梦中

[睡夢中]

fast asleep
dreaming

Zhōngguóbó

中国钹

[中國鈸]

China cymbal (drum kit component)

Zhōngshān Qū

中山区

[中山區]

Zhongshan or Chungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市／台北市 ( Táiběi Shì), Taiwan
Zhongshan District of Dalian 大連市／大连市 ( Dàliánshì), Liaoning
Chungshan District of Keelung City 基隆市 ( Jīlóngshì), Taiwan

shìzhōngxīn

市中心

[市中心]

city center
downtown

zhōngtúgēqiǎn

中途搁浅

[中途擱淺]

to run aground in mid-course
to run into difficulty and stop

zhōngzǐfúhuò

中子俘获

[中子俘獲]

neutron capture

Zhōnghuápānquè

中华攀雀

[中華攀雀]

(bird species of China) Chinese penduline tit (Remiz consobrinus)

yī Zhōngyī Tái

一中一台

[一中一台]

one China and one Taiwan (policy)

fēngzhōngzhīzhú

风中之烛

[風中之燭]

lit. candle in the wind (idiom)
fig. (of sb's life) feeble
hanging on a thread

Sān Zhōng Quánhuì

三中全会

[三中全會]

third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party

gǔjīnzhōngwài

古今中外

[古今中外]

at all times and in all places (idiom)

xiùwàihuìzhōng

秀外慧中

[秀外慧中]

good-looking and intelligent (idiom)

zhōnglǎoniánrén

中老年人

[中老年人]

middle-aged and elderly people

zhōngtútuìchǎng

中途退场

[中途退場]

to leave in the middle of the play
(fig.) to leave before the matter is concluded

zhōngchǎnjiējí

中产阶级

[中產階級]

middle class

gāozhōngxuéshēng

高中学生

[高中學生]

student of a senior high school

Zhōng- Yìn Bàndǎo

中印半岛

[中印半島]

Indochina

jiādàozhōngluò

家道中落

[家道中落]

to come down in the world (idiom)
to suffer a reversal of fortune

chànghuòzhōngxīn

畅货中心

[暢貨中心]

outlet store (Tw)

xùnkuàngzhōngjì

讯框中继

[訊框中繼]

frame relay (telecommunications)

zhíyègāozhōng

职业高中

[職業高中]

vocational high school (abbr. to 職高／职高 (zhígāo))

zhèngzhòngyàohài

正中要害

[正中要害]

to hit the nail on the head (idiom)

Zhōngshān Chéngbīn

中山成彬

[中山成彬]

NAKAYAMA Nariaki (1943-), right-wing Japanese politician and prominent denier of Japanese war crimes

zhōngyōngzhīdào

中庸之道

[中庸之道]

doctrine of the mean
moderation in all things

guǎnzhōngkuībào

管中窥豹

[管中窺豹]

lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture

Zhōngguó Rìbào

中国日报

[中國日報]

China Daily (an English language newspaper)

Zhōngshān Gōngyuán

中山公园

[中山公園]

Zhongshan Park, the name of numerous parks in China, honoring Sun Yat-sen 孫中山／孙中山 ( Sūn Zhōngshān)

zhōngkòngmiànbǎn

中控面板

[中控面板]

center dash console
central dashboard

Zhōngnán Bàndǎo

中南半岛

[中南半島]

Indochina

kōngzhōngpàojiàn

空中炮舰

[空中砲艦]

gunship (aircraft)

mángzhōngyǒushī

忙中有失

[忙中有失]

rushed work leads to errors (idiom)

pǔtōngzhōngxué

普通中学

[普通中學]

general middle school

Zhōngběi Dàxué

中北大学

[中北大學]

North University of China (Shanxi)

zhōngjìzīliào

中继资料

[中繼資料]

metadata

yīzhōngyuánzé

一中原则

[一中原則]

One-China principle, the official doctrine that Taiwan is a province of China

zhōngjiānlùxiàn

中间路线

[中間路線]

middle road (in politics)

zhōngxiǎoqǐyè

中小企业

[中小企業]

small and medium enterprise

zhōnggǔ Hànyǔ

中古汉语

[中古漢語]

Middle Chinese (linguistics)

Zhōngguówénlián

中国文联

[中國文聯]

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)

qièzhòngyàohài

切中要害

[切中要害]

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

Zhōngyì Yǔtōng

中译语通

[中譯語通]

Global Tone Communication Technology Co., Ltd (GTCOM), Chinese big data and AI company

zhōngyāngjíquán

中央集权

[中央集權]

centralized state power

Zhōng Yàxìyà

中亚细亚

[中亞細亞]

Central Asia

Zhōnghuá Diànshì

中华电视

[中華電視]

Chinese Television System (CTS), Taiwan

kuàigǎnzhōngxīn

快感中心

[快感中心]

pleasure center

shùnfāzhōngzǐ

瞬发中子

[瞬發中子]

prompt neutron

xiùwàihuìzhōng

秀外惠中

[秀外惠中]

variant of 秀外慧中 (xiùwàihuìzhōng)

Zhōng Rì Hán Yuè

中日韩越

[中日韓越]

China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

xīnzhōngyǒushù

心中有数

[心中有數]

to know what's going on

yīshǐzhòngdì

一矢中的

[一矢中的]

to hit the target with a single shot
to say something spot on (idiom)

zhōngjīnmiànfěn

中筋面粉

[中筋麵粉]

all-purpose flour
flour for making dumplings and noodles

rénzhōnglóngfèng

人中龙凤

[人中龍鳳]

a giant among men (idiom)

Zhōng Yàcǎoyuán

中亚草原

[中亞草原]

Central Asian grasslands

Zhōngguó Yóuzhèng

中国邮政

[中國郵政]

China Post (Chinese postal service)

xuězhōngsòngtàn

雪中送炭

[雪中送炭]

lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need

zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng

重中之重

[重中之重]

of the utmost importance
of highest priority

kǔzhōngzuòlè

苦中作乐

[苦中作樂]

to find joy in sorrows (idiom); to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering

shuǐzhōnglāoyuè

水中捞月

[水中撈月]

lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
fig. a hopeless endeavor

Zhōngxīng Xīncūn

中兴新村

[中興新村]

Zhongxing New Village, model town in Nantou County, west-central Taiwan

Zhōngguó Cánlián

中国残联

[中國殘聯]

China Disabled Persons' Federation (abbr. for 中國殘疾人聯合會／中国残疾人联合会 ( Zhōngguó Cánjírén Liánhéhuì))

tóuyǐngzhōngxīn

投影中心

[投影中心]

center of projection

shāngyèzhōngxīn

商业中心

[商業中心]

business center
commerce center

Zhōng Dézhěnsuǒ

中德诊所

[中德診所]

Sino-German clinic

Zhōngyuán Dàxué

中原大学

[中原大學]

Chung Yuan Christian University, in Taiwan

Zhōnghuá Zìhǎi

中华字海

[中華字海]

Zhonghua Zihai, the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionary with 85,568 entries, compiled in 1994

zhōngjiānxiānwéi

中间纤维

[中間纖維]

intermediate filament

mángzhōngyǒucuò

忙中有错

[忙中有錯]

rushed work leads to errors (idiom)

zhōngbǎosīnáng

中饱私囊

[中飽私囊]

to stuff one's pockets
to take bribes

fángchǎnzhōngjiè

房产中介

[房產中介]

real estate agent

wúdòngyúzhōng

无动于中

[無動於中]

variant of 無動於衷／无动于衷 (wúdòngyúzhōng)

kōngzhōngjiēlì

空中接力

[空中接力]

alley-oop (basketball)

zhōngyānghǎilǐng

中央海岭

[中央海嶺]

mid-ocean ridge (geology)

wèngzhōng-zhuōbiē

瓮中捉鳖

[甕中捉鱉]

lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)
fig. to go after easy prey

Kōngzhōng Kèchē

空中客车

[空中客車]

Airbus (aerospace company)

zhìzhōngduìqí

置中对齐

[置中對齊]

centered alignment (typography)

Zhōnghuálóngniǎo

中华龙鸟

[中華龍鳥]

Sinosauropteryx, a small dinosaur that lived in what is now northeastern China during the early Cretaceous period

Zhōngguó Diànxìn

中国电信

[中國電信]

China Telecom (Chinese company providing mobile phone service)

xìnfúzhōngwài

信孚中外

[信孚中外]

to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)

zhōngděngjiàoyù

中等教育

[中等教育]

secondary education
middle school education

Zhōngguó Zuò Xié

中国作协

[中國作協]

China Writers Association (CWA) (abbr. for 中國作家協會／中国作家协会 ( Zhōngguó Zuòjiā Xiéhuì))

Zhōngguózhìzào

中国制造

[中國製造]

made in China

gāojízhōngxué

高级中学

[高級中學]

senior high school
abbr. to 高中 (gāozhōng)

kōngzhōnggédòu

空中格斗

[空中格鬥]

dogfight (of planes)

Zhōng Xīhébì

中西合璧

[中西合璧]

harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)

tōngxìnzhōngxīn

通信中心

[通信中心]

communications center

èyǔzhòngshāng

恶语中伤

[惡語中傷]

to slander viciously

zhènjīngzhōngwài

震惊中外

[震驚中外]

to shock the whole world

zhōngyānghuìjīn

中央汇金

[中央匯金]

central finance
Chinese monetary fund

zhèngzhòngxiàhuái

正中下怀

[正中下懷]

exactly what one wants

Zhōnghuá Mínguó

中华民国

[中華民國]

Republic of China

hángtiānzhōngxīn

航天中心

[航天中心]

space center

mìngzhōngzhùdìng

命中注定

[命中註定]

decreed by fate (idiom)
destined
fated

Zhōngshān Dàxué

中山大学

[中山大學]

Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou)
Sun Yat-sen University (Kaohsiung)
Sun Yat-sen University (Moscow), founded in 1925 as training ground for Chinese communists

jíkòngzhōngxīn

疾控中心

[疾控中心]

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 (jíbìngyùfángkòngzhìzhōngxīn)

yīxuézhōngxīn

医学中心

[醫學中心]

medical center

mùzhōngwúrén

目中无人

[目中無人]

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

huàzhōngyǒuhuà

话中有话

[話中有話]

one's words carry an implicit meaning

zhúlù Zhōngyuán

逐鹿中原

[逐鹿中原]

lit. hunting deer in the Central Plain (idiom)
fig. to attempt to seize the throne

wúzhōngshēngyǒu

无中生有

[無中生有]

to create something from nothing (idiom)

Zhōngfù Diànxùn

中复电讯

[中復電訊]

Zoomflight Telecom (Chinese company)

ànzhōngjiānshì

暗中监视

[暗中監視]

to monitor secretly
to spy on

xǐyùzhōngxīn

洗浴中心

[洗浴中心]

bathing and recreation center

Zhōnghuáxiānwēng

中华仙鹟

[中華仙鶲]

(bird species of China) Chinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis glaucicomans)

Zhōngyāng Dǎngxiào

中央党校

[中央黨校]

Central Party School, China's highest institution specifically for training Party cadres, founded in 1933

shíwùzhòngdú

食物中毒

[食物中毒]

food poisoning

kōngzhōngpiāofú

空中飘浮

[空中飄浮]

to float in the air

Zhōngguólínwā

中国林蛙

[中國林蛙]

Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis)

jūzhōngduìqí

居中对齐

[居中對齊]

centered alignment (typography)

zhōngyāngkōngtiáo

中央空调

[中央空調]

central air conditioning
(fig.) (neologism) ladies' man (contrasted with 暖男 (nuǎnnán), a guy who is attentive to his partner rather than to all and sundry)

Zhōngtǐ Xīyòng

中体西用

[中體西用]

adopting Western knowledge for its practical uses while keeping Chinese values as the core

qièzhòngshíbìng

切中时病

[切中時病]

to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)

huǎnfāzhōngzǐ

缓发中子

[緩發中子]

delayed neutron

bùxìngyánzhòng

不幸言中

[不幸言中]

to turn out just as one predicted or feared

hūjiàozhōngxīn

呼叫中心

[呼叫中心]

call center

kōngzhōngshàoye

空中少爷

[空中少爺]

airline steward

Zhōngguóréndà

中国人大

[中國人大]

China National People's Congress

Zhōngshān Láng Zhuàn

中山狼传

[中山狼傳]

The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫／马中锡 ( Mǎ Zhōngxī)

Zhōng Fǎ Zhànzhēng

中法战争

[中法戰爭]

Sino-French War (1883-1885) (concerning French seizure of Vietnam)

Zhōng Eguānxì

中俄关系

[中俄關係]

Sino-Russian relations

zhōngjièzīliào

中介资料

[中介資料]

metadata

lèzàiqízhōng

乐在其中

[樂在其中]

to take pleasure in sth (idiom)

Zhōngguó Yínlián

中国银联

[中國銀聯]

China UnionPay (CUP), China's only domestic bank card organization

jízhōngshēngzhì

急中生智

[急中生智]

quick witted in an emergency
able to react resourcefully

yúlèzhōngxīn

娱乐中心

[娛樂中心]

amusement park
recreation center
entertainment center

zhōnghékàngtǐ

中和抗体

[中和抗體]

neutralizing antibody

ròudúzhòngdú

肉毒中毒

[肉毒中毒]

botulism

Zhōng Gòng Zhōngyāng

中共中央

[中共中央]

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 ( Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì)

duòyúnwùzhōng

堕云雾中

[墮雲霧中]

lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss

jìntuìzhōngshéng

进退中绳

[進退中繩]

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

zhōngyāngquánhuì

中央全会

[中央全會]

plenary session of the Central Committee

jízhōngtuōyùn

集中托运

[集中托運]

consolidated cargo (transportation)

yánjiūzhōngxīn

研究中心

[研究中心]

research center

Zhōnghuá Táiběi

中华台北

[中華臺北]

Chinese Taipei, name for Taiwan to which the PRC and Taiwan agreed for the purpose of participation in international events

chūjízhōngxué

初级中学

[初級中學]

junior high school
junior middle school

Zhōngyāng Rìbào

中央日报

[中央日報]

Central Daily News

zhòngguīzhòngjǔ

中规中矩

[中規中矩]

conforming with the norms of society

hǎijūnzhōngxiào

海军中校

[海軍中校]

commander (= UK and US Navy equivalent)

qùzhōngxīnhuà

去中心化

[去中心化]

decentralization

wěnzhōngqiújìn

稳中求进

[穩中求進]

to make progress while ensuring stability

Zhōngxìn Yínháng

中信银行

[中信銀行]

China CITIC Bank

zhōngyāngzhèngfǔ

中央政府

[中央政府]

central government

guómínzhōngxué

国民中学

[國民中學]

junior high school (Tw)
abbr. to 國中／国中 (guózhōng)

kōngzhōngxiǎojiě

空中小姐

[空中小姐]

stewardess
air hostess

zhōngzhídìnglǐ

中值定理

[中值定理]

mean value theorem (in calculus)

qièzhòngshíbì

切中时弊

[切中時弊]

to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
to hit the nub of the matter

shānzhōngshèngxùn

山中圣训

[山中聖訓]

the Sermon on the Mount

rúrìzhōngtiān

如日中天

[如日中天]

lit. like the sun at noon (idiom)
fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc

gòuwùzhōngxīn

购物中心

[購物中心]

shopping center

zhōngkōngbōli

中空玻璃

[中空玻璃]

double glazing

liǎnggèzhōngguó

两个中国

[兩個中國]

two-China (policy)

èyìzhòngshāng

恶意中伤

[惡意中傷]

to slander maliciously

pínxiàzhōngnóng

贫下中农

[貧下中農]

(category defined by the Communist Party) poor and lower-middle peasants: farmers who, before land reform, possessed little or no land (poor peasants) and those who were barely able to support themselves with their own land (lower-middle peasants)

Zhōngguó Shāngfēi

中国商飞

[中國商飛]

COMAC, Chinese aeronautics company (abbr. for 中國商用飛機／中国商用飞机 ( Zhōngguó Shāngyòng Fēijī))

zhōngxiàngxìnggé

中向性格

[中向性格]

ambiversion
ambiverted

bǎifābǎizhòng

百发百中

[百發百中]

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)

zhōnggòngjiǔdà

中共九大

[中共九大]

Chinese Communist Party 9th congress in 1969

xīnzhōngwúshù

心中无数

[心中無數]

to have no idea
to be unsure

tāisǐfùzhōng

胎死腹中

[胎死腹中]

fetus dies in the belly
(fig.) plans or projects failed before being carried out

Zhōngshā Qúndǎo

中沙群岛

[中沙群島]

Macclesfield Bank, series of reefs in the South China Sea southeast of Hainan Island

zhōngyāngqǐyè

中央企业

[中央企業]

centrally-managed state-owned enterprise (PRC)

Zhōngguó Shíbào

中国时报

[中國時報]

China Times (newspaper)

Dōng Zhōngguó Hǎi

东中国海

[東中國海]

East China sea

huǒzhōngqǔlì

火中取栗

[火中取栗]

lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
fig. to be sb's cat's-paw

Zhōng Rìguānxì

中日关系

[中日關係]

Sino-Japanese relations

Zhōng Yīngduìzhào

中英对照

[中英對照]

Chinese English parallel texts

Zhōng Xīhébìng

中西合并

[中西合併]

Chinese-Western fusion

míngmíngzhīzhōng

冥冥之中

[冥冥之中]

in the unseen world of spirits
mysteriously and inexorably

Zhōngyàyèyīng

中亚夜鹰

[中亞夜鷹]

(bird species of China) Vaurie's nightjar (Caprimulgus centralasicus)

Zìyóu Zhōngguó

自由中国

[自由中國]

Free China (Cold War era term for the Republic of China on Taiwan, as distinct from "Red China")

yīyǔzhòngdì

一语中的

[一語中的]

(idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on

zhíyèzhōngxué

职业中学

[職業中學]

vocational high school

duǎnzhōngqǔcháng

短中取长

[短中取長]

see 短中抽長／短中抽长 (duǎnzhōngchōucháng)

kōngzhōnglóugé

空中楼阁

[空中樓閣]

pavilion in the air (idiom); unrealistic Utopian construction
castles in Spain
imaginary future plans

wèndǐng Zhōngyuán

问鼎中原

[問鼎中原]

to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)

guózhōngzhīguó

国中之国

[國中之國]

state within a state

dàzhōngxuésheng

大中学生

[大中學生]

university and high school students

xiǎoshízhōngxīn

小食中心

[小食中心]

Food court

zhōngyāngyínháng

中央银行

[中央銀行]

central bank

huàzhōngyǒucì

话中有刺

[話中有刺]

one's words carry barbs
one's remarks are sarcastic

zhōngyāngjūnwěi

中央军委

[中央軍委]

Central Military Committee (CMC)

nángzhōngqǔwù

囊中取物

[囊中取物]

as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
in the bag
(as good as) in one's possession

Zhōngguó Yínháng

中国银行

[中國銀行]

Bank of China (BoC)

Zhōngguó Liántōng

中国联通

[中國聯通]

China Unicom

yìliàozhīzhōng

意料之中

[意料之中]

to come as no surprise
as expected

zhōngliúdǐzhù

中流砥柱

[中流砥柱]

mainstay
cornerstone
tower of strength

wèngzhōngzhībiē

瓮中之鳖

[甕中之鱉]

lit. like a turtle in a jar
to be trapped (idiom)

huódòngzhōngxīn

活动中心

[活動中心]

activity center
CL:處／处 (chù)

lùjūnzhōngwèi

陆军中尉

[陸軍中尉]

lieutenant

zhōngyuánpǔdù

中元普渡

[中元普渡]

Ghosts' festival on 15th day of 7th moon

Zhōnghuázhègū

中华鹧鸪

[中華鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) Chinese francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus)

kōngzhōngjiéchí

空中劫持

[空中劫持]

to hijack (a plane)
aircraft hijacking
skyjacking

yīqiāngmìngzhòng

一枪命中

[一槍命中]

(idiom) to hit with the first shot

Zhōngyāng Yínháng

中央银行

[中央銀行]

Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

zhòngjiànluòmǎ

中箭落马

[中箭落馬]

lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)

Zhōngshì Yīngyǔ

中式英语

[中式英語]

Chinglish

fángwūzhōngjiè

房屋中介

[房屋中介]

housing agent
real estate agent

wàiqiángzhōnggān

外强中干

[外強中乾]

strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)

júwàizhōnglì

局外中立

[局外中立]

neutralism

dàyángzhōngjǐ

大洋中脊

[大洋中脊]

mid-ocean ridge (geology)

màoyìzhōngxīn

贸易中心

[貿易中心]

trade center
shopping mall

Kēyòuzhōngqí

科右中旗

[科右中旗]

Horqin right center banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

zhōngzhuǎnguìtái

中转柜台

[中轉櫃檯]

transfer desk
correspondence desk

sǐzhōngqiúshēng

死中求生

[死中求生]

to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life

tóngdàozhōngrén

同道中人

[同道中人]

kindred spirit

Zhōng Yuè Zhànzhēng

中越战争

[中越戰爭]

Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)

měizhōngbùzú

美中不足

[美中不足]

everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment

kuāngqièzhōngwù

筐箧中物

[筐篋中物]

a commonplace thing

zhǒngzhōngkūgǔ

冢中枯骨

[塚中枯骨]

dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried

zhōngpiānxiǎoshuō

中篇小说

[中篇小說]

novella

kōngzhōngfēirén

空中飞人

[空中飛人]

trapeze artist
frequent flyer

duǎnzhōngchōucháng

短中抽长

[短中抽長]

to make the best of a bad job
to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)

Guānzhōng Píngyuán

关中平原

[關中平原]

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

zhōngqìcéngdǐng

中气层顶

[中氣層頂]

mesopause
top of mesosphere

Zhōnghuámínzú

中华民族

[中華民族]

the Chinese nation
the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)

nángzhōngxiūsè

囊中羞涩

[囊中羞澀]

to be embarrassingly short of money

Zhōng Fǎxīnyuē

中法新约

[中法新約]

treaty of Tianjin of 1885 ceding Vietnam to France

zhōngyuándìzhèn

中源地震

[中源地震]

medium depth earthquake (with epicenter 70-300 km deep)

kōngzhōngfēnliè

空中分列

[空中分列]

(military) flyover

zhǐhuīzhōngxīn

指挥中心

[指揮中心]

command center

jiǔjīngzhòngdú

酒精中毒

[酒精中毒]

alcoholism
alcohol poisoning

Tiánzhōng Jiǎoróng

田中角荣

[田中角榮]

Tanaka Kakuei (1918-1993), Japanese politician, prime minister 1972-1974

Guānzhōngdìqū

关中地区

[關中地區]

Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi

kōngzhōnghuāyuán

空中花园

[空中花園]

hanging gardens (Babylon etc)
rooftop garden

xīnzhōngyǒuguǐ

心中有鬼

[心中有鬼]

to harbor ulterior motives (idiom)

liánzhòngsānyuán

连中三元

[連中三元]

(old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively
(sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)

Zhōngguó Shíhuà

中国石化

[中國石化]

China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec

xiōngzhōngwúshù

胸中无数

[胸中無數]

see 心中無數／心中无数 (xīnzhōngwúshù)

zhōngdàxīyángjǐ

中大西洋脊

[中大西洋脊]

mid-Atlantic ridge

zhōngxìnglìxìbāo

中性粒细胞

[中性粒細胞]

neutrophil (the most common type of white blood cell)

Zhōngguóhǎishìjú

中国海事局

[中國海事局]

PRC Maritime Safety Agency

Zhōng Fēi Gònghéguó

中非共和国

[中非共和國]

Central African Republic

Zhōngzhèng Jìniàntáng

中正纪念堂

[中正紀念堂]

Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei

nüdàbùzhōngliú

女大不中留

[女大不中留]

when a girl is of age, she must be married off (idiom)

duōduānzhōngjìqì

多端中继器

[多端中繼器]

multiport repeater

Zhōngguó Gǎn'ēnjié

中国感恩节

[中國感恩節]

Chinese Thanksgiving, another name for 蛋炒飯節／蛋炒饭节 ( Dànchǎofànjié)

Zhōngguódàróngyuán

中国大蝾螈

[中國大蠑螈]

Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus davidianus)

Zhōngguó Zhèngjiànhuì

中国证监会

[中國證監會]

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

bīngyèrìzhōnghuā

冰叶日中花

[冰葉日中花]

ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum)

Zhōngguó Tóngménghuì

中国同盟会

[中國同盟會]

Tongmenghui, Sun Yat-sen's alliance for democracy, founded 1905, became the Guomindang 國民黨／国民党 in 1912

Zhōnghuáqiūshāyā

中华秋沙鸭

[中華秋沙鴨]

(bird species of China) scaly-sided merganser (Mergus squamatus)

Zhōngtú Dǎo Zhànyì

中途岛战役

[中途島戰役]

Battle of Midway, June 1942

Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì

中央委员会

[中央委員會]

Central Committee

zhōnggāodùfángkōng

中高度防空

[中高度防空]

high-to-medium-altitude air defense (HIMAD)

Dàxīyángzhōngjǐ

大西洋中脊

[大西洋中脊]

Atlantic mid-ocean ridge

zhōngkànbùzhōngyòng

中看不中用

[中看不中用]

impressive-looking but useless

Zhōngyāng Yánjiūyuàn

中央研究院

[中央研究院]

Academia Sinica, research institution headquartered in Taipei

Dìzhōng Hǎipínxuè

地中海贫血

[地中海貧血]

thalassemia (medicine)

Zhōngguó Fǎxuéhuì

中国法学会

[中國法學會]

China Law Society

dōngnánxīběizhōng

东南西北中

[東南西北中]

the five directions 五方 east, south, west, north and middle

Zhōngguó Xīnwénshè

中国新闻社

[中國新聞社]

China News Service

Wūlātèzhōngqí

乌拉特中旗

[烏拉特中旗]

Urat Center banner or Urdyn Dund khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾／巴彦淖尔 ( Bāyànnào'ěr), Inner Mongolia

Zhōngguó Hánghǎirì

中国航海日

[中國航海日]

Maritime Day (July 11th) commemorating the first voyage of Zheng He 鄭和／郑和 ( Zhèng Hé) in 1405 AD

Zhōngguó Qìxiàngjú

中国气象局

[中國氣象局]

China Meteorological Administration (CMA)

Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái

中央电视台

[中央電視台]

China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network

Zhōngyāng Qíngbàojú

中央情报局

[中央情報局]

US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA

Zhōngshíqì Shídài

中石器时代

[中石器時代]

Mesolithic Era

zhōngyāngfēnchēdài

中央分车带

[中央分車帶]

median strip
central reservation (on a divided road)

zhōngjiānréngōngjī

中间人攻击

[中間人攻擊]

(computing) man-in-the-middle attack

zhōngyāngzhíxiáshì

中央直辖市

[中央直轄市]

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

Zhōngguó Xīnwén Wǎng

中国新闻网

[中國新聞網]

China News Service website (chinanews.com)

Zhōngguó Jīngyíng Bào

中国经营报

[中國經營報]

China Business (a Beijing newspaper)

Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng

中国共产党

[中國共產黨]

Communist Party of China

fāzhǎnzhōngguójiā

发展中国家

[發展中國家]

developing country

Zhōngguó Měishùguǎn

中国美术馆

[中國美術館]

National Art Museum of China

zhōngyāngchǔlǐjī

中央处理机

[中央處理機]

central processing unit (CPU)

Zhōngguó Hǎo Shēngyīn

中国好声音

[中國好聲音]

The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show

Zhōng Xīyījiéhé

中西医结合

[中西醫結合]

to combine traditional Chinese and Western medicine

Zhōng Yīngwénduìzhào

中英文对照

[中英文對照]

Chinese-English parallel texts

zhōngxiǎoxíngqǐyè

中小型企业

[中小型企業]

small or medium size enterprise (SME)

zhōngjiānshénjīngyuán

中间神经元

[中間神經元]

interneuron

Zhōngguó Zhìgōngdǎng

中国致公党

[中國致公黨]

(PRC) China Zhi Gong Party, one of the eight legally recognized minor political parties following the direction of the CCP

Zhōngguó Qīngnián Bào

中国青年报

[中國青年報]

China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net

Zhōngguó Kēxuéyuàn

中国科学院

[中國科學院]

Chinese Academy of Science

Zhōngguó Gōngchéngyuàn

中国工程院

[中國工程院]

Chinese Academy of Engineering

mínzhǔjízhōngzhì

民主集中制

[民主集中制]

democratic centralism

Zhōngguó Zhèngquànbào

中国证券报

[中國證券報]

China Securities Journal

Zhōngguó Jiàoyù Wǎng

中国教育网

[中國教育網]

abbr. for 中國教育和科研計算機網／中国教育和科研计算机网 ( Zhōngguó Jiàoyùhé Kēyán Jìsuànjī Wǎng)

Zhōngguó Xīnmíndǎng

中国新民党

[中國新民黨]

New Democracy Party of China, a short-lived party founded in 2007 by human rights activist Guo Quan, who was jailed in 2009

shāngwùzhōngxīnqū

商务中心区

[商務中心區]

central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing)

Zhōngguó Dìzhènjú

中国地震局

[中國地震局]

China Earthquake Administration (CEA)
State Seismological Bureau

Zhōngyāng Xuānchuánbù

中央宣传部

[中央宣傳部]

Central Propaganda Department (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 ( Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Xuānchuánbù))

Zhōnghuátiányuánquǎn

中华田园犬

[中華田園犬]

Chinese rural dog
indigenous dog
mongrel

tǎngzheyězhòngqiāng

躺着也中枪

[躺著也中槍]

(Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted

miàozàibùyánzhōng

妙在不言中

[妙在不言中]

the charm lies in what is left unsaid (idiom)

Zhōnghuáduǎnchìyīng

中华短翅莺

[中華短翅鶯]

(bird species of China) Chinese bush warbler (Locustella tacsanowskia)

běifāngzhōngdùjuān

北方中杜鹃

[北方中杜鵑]

(bird species of China) oriental cuckoo (Cuculus optatus)

Zhōngguó Zhìzào'èrlíng'èrwǔ

中国制造2025

[中國製造2025]

Made in China 2025, strategic plan to upgrade Chinese industry especially in high-tech areas, approved by China's State Council in 2015

Zhōngguó Dōngfāng Hángkōng

中国东方航空

[中國東方航空]

China Eastern Airlines

Zhōngguó Liánhé Hángkōng

中国联合航空

[中國聯合航空]

China United Airlines

Guójì Yīliáo Zhōngxīn

国际医疗中心

[國際醫療中心]

International Medical Center

Zhōngguó Gōngshāng Yínháng

中国工商银行

[中國工商銀行]

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

Zhōngyāng Cáijīng Dàxué

中央财经大学

[中央財經大學]

Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing

Zhōngguó Dìzhèn Táiwǎng

中国地震台网

[中國地震台網]

China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the information hub of the China Earthquake Administration 中國地震局／中国地震局 ( Zhōngguó Dìzhènjú)

Quánqiú Fāzhǎn Zhōngxīn

全球发展中心

[全球發展中心]

Center for Global Development (an environmental think tank)

Zhōngguó Diànshì Gōngsī

中国电视公司

[中國電視公司]

China Television Company (CTV), Taiwan

Zhōngguó Rénquán Zǔzhī

中国人权组织

[中國人權組織]

Human Rights in China (New York-based expatriate PRC organization)

Zhōngguó Chuánméi Dàxué

中国传媒大学

[中國傳媒大學]

Communication University of China (CUC), the highest institute of radio, film and television education in China

zhōngděngpǔtōngjiàoyù

中等普通教育

[中等普通教育]

general middle school education

Zhōngguó Yídòng Tōngxìn

中国移动通信

[中國移動通信]

China Mobile (PRC state telecommunications company)

yīgè Zhōngguózhèngcè

一个中国政策

[一個中國政策]

one-China policy

Zhōngguó Jiànshè Yínháng

中国建设银行

[中國建設銀行]

China Construction Bank

dúlì Zhōngwénbǐhuì

独立中文笔会

[獨立中文筆會]

Independent Chinese PEN center

Zhōngyāng Mínzú Dàxué

中央民族大学

[中央民族大學]

Central University for Nationalities

Kē'ěrqìnzuǒyìzhōng

科尔沁左翼中

[科爾沁左翼中]

Horqin Left Middle banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Dund khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

Zhōngguó Guāngdà Yínháng

中国光大银行

[中國光大銀行]

China Everbright Bank

Xīnánzhōngshā Qúndǎo

西南中沙群岛

[西南中沙群島]

Xinanzhongsha islands, Hainan

Zhōngguó Shāngyòng Fēijī

中国商用飞机

[中國商用飛機]

COMAC (Chinese aeronautics company)

Fāzhǎn Yánjiū Zhōngxīn

发展研究中心

[發展研究中心]

Development Research Center (PRC State Council institution)

zhōngmìdùxiānwéibǎn

中密度纤维板

[中密度纖維板]

medium-density fiberboard (MDF)
abbr. to 中纖板／中纤板 (zhōngxiānbǎn)

Zhōng E Běijīng Tiáoyuē

中俄北京条约

[中俄北京條約]

the Treaty of Beijing of 1860 between Qing China and Tsarist Russia

Zhōngguózhōngxīnzhǔyì

中国中心主义

[中國中心主義]

Sinocentrism

rúduòwǔlǐwùzhōng

如堕五里雾中

[如墮五里霧中]

as if lost in a thick fog (idiom)
in a fog
muddled
completely unfamiliar with sth

Dàxīyángyángzhōngjǐ

大西洋洋中脊

[大西洋洋中脊]

Atlantic mid-ocean ridge

Zhōngyāng Guǎngbō Diàntái

中央广播电台

[中央廣播電臺]

Radio Taiwan International (RTI)

Zhōngguó Rénmín Dàxué

中国人民大学

[中國人民大學]

Renmin University of China

Zhōngguó Xiǎoshuō Shǐlüè

中国小说史略

[中國小說史略]

Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn)

jíbìngyùfángzhōngxīn

疾病预防中心

[疾病預防中心]

Center for Disease Control (US)

Oūzhōu Zhōngyāng Yínháng

欧洲中央银行

[歐洲中央銀行]

European Central Bank

Zhōngyāng Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn

中央音乐学院

[中央音樂學院]

Central Conservatory of Music

Zhōngguóxīběibiānchuí

中国西北边陲

[中國西北邊陲]

border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)

zhōngděngzhuānyèxuéxiào

中等专业学校

[中等專業學校]

specialized middle school

Zhōngguó Zuòjiā Xiéhuì

中国作家协会

[中國作家協會]

China Writers Association (CWA)

Zhōng E Gǎidìng Tiáoyuē

中俄改订条约

[中俄改訂條約]

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

Zhuīxún Xiàndài Zhōngguó

追寻现代中国

[追尋現代中國]

In Search of Modern China by Jonathan D Spence 史景遷／史景迁 ( Shǐ Jǐngqiān)

Zhōnghuá Hángkōng Gōngsī

中华航空公司

[中華航空公司]

China Airlines (Taiwan)
abbr. to 華航／华航 ( Huáháng)

zhōngshūshénjīngxìtǒng

中枢神经系统

[中樞神經系統]

central nervous system, CNS

Zhōngguó Jiāotōng Jiànshè

中国交通建设

[中國交通建設]

China Communications Construction Company

zhōngděngzhuānyèjiàoyù

中等专业教育

[中等專業教育]

technical middle school education

Shìjiè Jīnróng Zhōngxīn

世界金融中心

[世界金融中心]

World Financial Center (New York City)

Shìmào Zhōngxīn Dàlóu

世贸中心大楼

[世貿中心大樓]

World Trade Center (the twin towers destroyed by the 9-11 terrorists)

Zhōngguó Mínzhǔ Tóngméng

中国民主同盟

[中國民主同盟]

China Democratic League

Zhōng E Yīlí Tiáoyuē

中俄伊犁条约

[中俄伊犁條約]

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

Anhuī Zhōngyī Xuéyuàn

安徽中医学院

[安徽中醫學院]

Anhui College of Traditional Chinese Medicine

zhōngděngshīfànxuéxiào

中等师范学校

[中等師範學校]

secondary normal school (secondary school that trains kindergarten and elementary school teachers)

kōngzhōngjiāotōngguǎnzhì

空中交通管制

[空中交通管制]

air traffic control

Zhōngguó Dìzhì Dàxué

中国地质大学

[中國地質大學]

China University of Geosciences

Xiānggǎng Wénhuà Zhōngxīn

香港文化中心

[香港文化中心]

Hong Kong Cultural Center

Shìjiè Màoyì Zhōngxīn

世界贸易中心

[世界貿易中心]

World Trade Center

Zhōngyāng Xìjù Xuéyuàn

中央戏剧学院

[中央戲劇學院]

Central Academy of Drama

Zhōngguó Niǎolèi Xuéhuì

中国鸟类学会

[中國鳥類學會]

China Ornithological Society

Zhōngguó Nóngyè Yínháng

中国农业银行

[中國農業銀行]

Agricultural Bank of China

zhōngděngjìshùxuéxiào

中等技术学校

[中等技術學校]

technical middle school
polytechnic

jíbìngkòngzhìzhōngxīn

疾病控制中心

[疾病控制中心]

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Zhōngguó Guǎngbō Gōngsī

中国广播公司

[中國廣播公司]

Broadcasting Corporation of China (BCC)

Zhōngguó Rénmín Yínháng

中国人民银行

[中國人民銀行]

People's Bank of China

Zhōngguóshèngyúdìnglǐ

中国剩余定理

[中國剩餘定理]

Chinese remainder theorem (math.)

Xiānggǎng Zhōngwén Dàxué

香港中文大学

[香港中文大學]

Chinese University of Hong Kong

zhōngdùxìngfèishuǐzhǒng

中度性肺水肿

[中度性肺水腫]

toxic pulmonary edema

zhǒngzúzhōngxīnzhǔyì

种族中心主义

[種族中心主義]

ethnocentrism

lüyóujísànzhōngxīn

旅游集散中心

[旅遊集散中心]

tour group assembly and dispatch center

zhōngyāngzhuānzhìjíquán

中央专制集权

[中央專制集權]

centralized autocratic rule

zhōngzǐshèxiànshèyǐng

中子射线摄影

[中子射線攝影]

neutron radiography

Oūzhōu Hézǐ Zhōngxīn

欧洲核子中心

[歐洲核子中心]

European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN, at Geneva

Zhōng Ebiānjièxiéyì

中俄边界协议

[中俄邊界協議]

Sino-Russian Border Agreement of 1991

Zhōngguó Zhèngfǎ Dàxué

中国政法大学

[中國政法大學]

China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, with undergraduate campus at Changping 昌平 ( Chāngpíng), and graduate campus in Haidian district 海淀區／海淀区 ( Hǎidiàn Qū)

chuántǒngzhōngguóyīyào

传统中国医药

[傳統中國醫藥]

Chinese traditional medicine

Zhōngguó Guójiā Huánbǎojú

中国国家环保局

[中國國家環保局]

PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)

Guǎngzhōu Zhōngyīyào Dàxué

广州中医药大学

[廣州中醫藥大學]

Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

Zhōnggòng Zhōngyāng Xuānchuánbù

中共中央宣传部

[中共中央宣傳部]

Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

Zhōngwénbiāozhǔnjiāohuànmǎ

中文标准交换码

[中文標準交換碼]

CSIC, Chinese standard interchange code used from 1992

Zhōngguó Mínzhǔ Cùjìnhuì

中国民主促进会

[中國民主促進會]

China Association for Promoting Democracy

shēnzàifúzhōngbùzhīfú

身在福中不知福

[身在福中不知福]

to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off

Zhōngguócānguǎnzhènghòuqún

中国餐馆症候群

[中國餐館症候群]

Chinese restaurant syndrome

Zhōngyāng Zhíxíng Wěiyuánhuì

中央执行委员会

[中央執行委員會]

Central Executive Committee

Aòsīwēixīnjízhōngyíng

奥斯威辛集中营

[奧斯威辛集中營]

Auschwitz concentration camp

Kěnnídí Hángtiān Zhōngxīn

肯尼迪航天中心

[肯尼迪航天中心]

Kennedy space center, Cape Canaveral 卡納維拉爾角／卡纳维拉尔角 ( Kǎnàwéilā'ěrjiǎo), Florida

Zhōngguó Jìnchūkǒu Yínháng

中国进出口银行

[中國進出口銀行]

The Export-Import Bank of China (state-owned bank)

Zhōngguó Guójiā Hángtiānjú

中国国家航天局

[中國國家航天局]

China National Space Administration (CNSA)

Zhōngguórénmínzhìyuànjūn

中国人民志愿军

[中國人民志願軍]

the Chinese People's Volunteer Army deployed by China to aid North Korea in 1950

Zhōngguó Xiāofèizhě Xiéhuì

中国消费者协会

[中國消費者協會]

China Consumers' Association (CCA)

fēngzhōngzhú,wǎshàngshuāng

风中烛，瓦上霜

[風中燭，瓦上霜]

lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
fig. (of sb's life) feeble
hanging on a thread

Zhōngguó Dìzhì Diàochájú

中国地质调查局

[中國地質調查局]

China Geological Survey (CGS)

Zhōngguó Mínzhǔ Jiànguóhuì

中国民主建国会

[中國民主建國會]

China Democratic National Construction Association

Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó

中华人民共和国

[中華人民共和國]

People's Republic of China

Cháhā'ěryòuyìzhōngqí

察哈尔右翼中旗

[察哈爾右翼中旗]

Chahar Right Center banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布／乌兰察布 ( Wūlánchábù), Inner Mongolia

qiángzhōnggèngyǒuqiángzhōngshǒu

强中更有强中手

[強中更有強中手]

see 強中自有強中手／强中自有强中手 (qiángzhōngzìyǒuqiángzhōngshǒu)

Zhōngguó Shèhuì Kēxuéyuàn

中国社会科学院

[中國社會科學院]

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

Zhōngguó Mínyòng Hángkōngjú

中国民用航空局

[中國民用航空局]

Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)

Zhōngdōnghūxīzōnghézhèng

中东呼吸综合征

[中東呼吸綜合徵]

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)

chǒuqījìndìjiāzhōngbǎo

丑妻近地家中宝

[醜妻近地家中寶]

an ugly wife is a treasure at home (idiom)

Zhōngguó Guójiā Bówùguǎn

中国国家博物馆

[中國國家博物館]

National Museum of China

Zhōng Gòng Zhōngyāng Zǔzhībù

中共中央组织部

[中共中央組織部]

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 ( Zhōngzǔbù)

Zhōnghuá Quánguó Zǒnggōnghuì

中华全国总工会

[中華全國總工會]

All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)

Zhōngguó Hénéng Zǒnggōngsī

中国核能总公司

[中國核能總公司]

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)

Zhōngyāng Jūnshì Wěiyuánhuì

中央军事委员会

[中央軍事委員會]

(PRC) Central Military Commission

Zhōngguó Rénmín Jiěfàngjūn

中国人民解放军

[中國人民解放軍]

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA)

Zhōngguó Lìshǐ Bówùguǎn

中国历史博物馆

[中國歷史博物館]

Museum of Chinese History

yǎnzhōngdīng,ròuzhōngcì

眼中钉，肉中刺

[眼中釘，肉中刺]

a thorn in one's side

Zhōng Gòng Zhōngyāng Bàngōngtīng

中共中央办公厅

[中共中央辦公廳]

General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP, responsible for technical and logistical matters relating to the Central Committee
abbr. to 中辦／中办 ( Zhōng Bàn)

Cháoxiǎn Zhōngyāng Tōngxùnshè

朝鲜中央通讯社

[朝鮮中央通訊社]

North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)
abbr. to 朝中社 ( Cháozhōngshè)

qiángzhōngzìyǒuqiángzhōngshǒu

强中自有强中手

[強中自有強中手]

(idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger

Kē'ěrqìnzuǒyìzhōngqí

科尔沁左翼中旗

[科爾沁左翼中旗]

Horqin Left Middle banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Dund khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼／通辽 ( Tōngliáo), Inner Mongolia

kōngzhōngjiāotōngguǎnzhìyuán

空中交通管制员

[空中交通管制員]

air traffic controller

Kē'ěrqìnyòuyìzhōngqí

科尔沁右翼中旗

[科爾沁右翼中旗]

Horqin right center banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟／兴安盟 ( Xīng'ānméng), east Inner Mongolia

Běijīng Zhōngyīyào Dàxué

北京中医药大学

[北京中醫藥大學]

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

Zhōngguó Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái

中国中央电视台

[中國中央電視台]

China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network

Zhōng E Níbùchǔ Tiáoyuē

中俄尼布楚条约

[中俄尼布楚條約]

Treaty of Nerchinsk (1698) between Qing China and Russia

Zhōnghuá Sūwéi'āi Gònghéguó

中华苏维埃共和国

[中華蘇維埃共和國]

Chinese Soviet Republic (1931-1937)

Zhōngguó Chuánbó Gōngyè Jítuán

中国船舶工业集团

[中國船舶工業集團]

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)

Zhōng Měi Wénhuà Yánjiū Zhōngxīn

中美文化研究中心

[中美文化研究中心]

Hopkins-Nanjing Center

yùguǎnlǐyúfúwùzhīzhōng

寓管理于服务之中

[寓管理於服務之中]

to make administration service-oriented

Zhōngguó Chángchéng Gōngyè Gōngsī

中国长城工业公司

[中國長城工業公司]

China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC)

Shànghǎi Huánqiú Jīnróng Zhōngxīn

上海环球金融中心

[上海環球金融中心]

Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), skyscraper

Zhōnghuá Quánguó Tǐyù Zǒnghuì

中华全国体育总会

[中華全國體育總會]

All-China Sports Federation

Zhōngguó Chuánbó Màoyì Gōngsī

中国船舶贸易公司

[中國船舶貿易公司]

China Shipbuilding Trading Corporation (CSTC)

Tiānjīn Huánqiú Jīnróng Zhōngxīn

天津环球金融中心

[天津環球金融中心]

Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Tower
abbr. to 津塔 ( Jīntǎ)

Zhōngguó Guójì Guǎngbō Diàntái

中国国际广播电台

[中國國際廣播電台]

China Radio International
CRI

Zhōngguó Zuǒyì Zuòjiā Liánméng

中国左翼作家联盟

[中國左翼作家聯盟]

the League of the Left-Wing Writers, an organization of writers formed in China in 1930

zhōngxīnmáizhìguānxìcóngjù

中心埋置关系从句

[中心埋置關係從句]

center-embedded relative clauses

Zhèngquàn Guìtái Mǎimài Zhōngxīn

证券柜台买卖中心

[證券櫃檯買賣中心]

GreTai Securities Market (GTSM)

Héngshēng Zhōngzī Qǐyè Zhǐshù

恒生中资企业指数

[恆生中資企業指數]

Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index (HSCCI)

Zhōngguó Cánjírén Liánhéhuì

中国残疾人联合会

[中國殘疾人聯合會]

China Disabled Persons' Federation

Běijīng Huánqiú Jīnróng Zhōngxīn

北京环球金融中心

[北京環球金融中心]

Beijing World Financial Center, skyscraper

Zhōngguótèsèshèhuìzhǔyì

中国特色社会主义

[中國特色社會主義]

socialism with Chinese characteristics, phrase introduced by the CCP in 1986 to refer to its ideological model, embracing the economic reforms of the post-Mao era

Zhōngguó Guójì Hángkōng Gōngsī

中国国际航空公司

[中國國際航空公司]