Chinese words starting with “zhong”
55 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable zhong. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 21 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial zh · final ong · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 32
- 3rd tone 6
- 4th tone 17
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 重要zhòng yàoHSK 1
important; significant; major
- 终于zhōng yúHSK 3
at last; in the end; finally; eventually
- 中心zhōng xīnHSK 2
center; heart; core
- 中国zhōng guóHSK 1
China
- 重点zhòng diǎnHSK 2
important point; main point; focus; key (project etc); to focus on; to put the emphasis on
- 重大zhòng dàHSK 3
great; important; major; significant
- 中间zhōng jiānHSK 1
the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime
- 中央zhōng yāngHSK 5
central; middle; center; central authorities (of a state)
- 中午zhōng wǔHSK 1
noon; midday
- 重视zhòng shìHSK 2
to attach importance to sth; to value
- 中学zhōng xuéHSK 1
middle school
- 种子zhǒng ziHSK 3
seed
- 中华民族zhōng huá mín zúHSK 3
the Chinese nation; the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)
- 中部zhōng bùHSK 3
middle part; central section
- 中文zhōng wénHSK 1
Chinese language
- 中年zhōng niánHSK 2
middle age
- 中学生zhōng xué shēngHSK 1
middle-school student; high school student
- 中餐zhōng cānHSK 2
lunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food
- 中医zhōng yīHSK 2
traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine
- 中级zhōng jíHSK 2
middle level (in a hierarchy)
- 中小学zhōng xiǎo xuéHSK 2
middle and elementary school
All 55 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 中国画 | zhōng guó huà | Chinese painting | ||
| 52 | 重中之重 | zhòng zhōng zhī zhòng | l | of the utmost importance; of highest priority | |
| 53 | 终年 | zhōng nián | n,d | entire year; throughout the year; age at death | |
| 54 | 众志成城 | zhòng zhì chéng chéng | v | unity of will is an impregnable stronghold (idiom) | |
| 55 | 中秋节 | zhōng qiū jié | t | the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month |
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