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中 zhōng zhòng

zhōng noun middle
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Position 位
Notes: (Guoyu '中' n 1; Kroll '中' 1)
zhōng adjective medium / medium sized
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity 数量
Notes: This sense of 中 is used in both modern and classical Chinese (Kroll '中' 2). For example, in literary Chinese 煨：盆中火。 'Wēi: an intermediate sized fire.' (Shuo Wen Jie Zi, Huǒ Radical 《說文解字‧火部》; Guoyu '中' adj 2)
zhōng proper noun China
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: An abbreviation for 中国 (Guoyu '中' n 4)
zhòng verb to hit the mark
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Motion 运动
Notes: 中 is often used in the construction 打中. For example, ... 击球打中志愿者 '... struck the ball hitting a volunteer' (news.qtv.com.cn, Qingdao TV, 2015-11-06) 中 is used in this sense in both modern and classical Chinese (Guoyu '中' zhòng v 2； Kroll '中' 3).
zhōng preposition in / amongst
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
Notes: May be classified as a localizer because it can be appended to some nouns as a suffix to indicate location.
zhōng noun midday
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
zhōng noun inside
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Position 位
Notes: In the sense of 内 or 里面; in literary Chinese, 中：內也。 'Zhōng: inside.' (Shuo Wen Jie Zi, Gǔn Radical 《說文解字‧丨部》; Guoyu '中' n 2; Kroll '中' 1)
zhōng noun during
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Within a time period; for example, 布什总统在演讲中 'In the middle of President Bush's speech ...' (VOA 2007-7-5 'The Red Mosque'; Guoyu '中' n 3; Kroll '中' 1)
zhōng proper noun Zhong
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names 名字 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '中' n 5)
zhōng adjective intermediary
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 中人 'intermediary' (Guoyu '中' adj 1)
zhōng adjective half
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 半; as in 中途 'halfway' (Guoyu '中' adj 3)
zhōng adverb just right / suitably
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 正好 (Guoyu '中' adv 1)
zhōng adverb while
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: During a process or movement (Guoyu '中' adv 2)
zhòng verb to reach / to attain
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 达到要点 (Guoyu '中' zhòng v 1)
zhòng verb to suffer / to infect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 遭受 or 感染; for example, 中毒 'to be poisoned' (Guoyu '中' zhòng v 3)
zhòng verb to obtain
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 得; for example, 中奖 'to win a prize' (Guoyu '中' zhòng v 3)
zhòng verb to pass an exam
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 考取; as in 考中 (Guoyu '中' zhòng v 4)

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Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 《四分律行事鈔資持記》 — count: 2001
Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 《四分律行事鈔資持記》 — count: 1803
Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 《四分律行事鈔資持記》 — count: 1253
Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 《四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔》 — count: 639
Scroll 6 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 《大般涅槃經義記》 — count: 637
Scroll 3 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 《大般涅槃經義記》 — count: 626
Scroll 4 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 《大般涅槃經義記》 — count: 598
Scroll 5 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 《大般涅槃經義記》 — count: 585
Scroll 7 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 《大般涅槃經義記》 — count: 570
Scroll 2 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 《大般涅槃經義記》 — count: 569

Collocations

法中 (法中) 此為法中上 — Dīrghāgama 《長阿含經》, Scroll 1 — count: 19
众中 (眾中) 佛於眾中 — Dīrghāgama 《長阿含經》, Scroll 2 — count: 15
虚空中 (虛空中) 於虛空中手執白蓋寶扇 — Dīrghāgama 《長阿含經》, Scroll 1 — count: 10
弟子中 (弟子中) 諸弟子中最為第一 — Dīrghāgama 《長阿含經》, Scroll 1 — count: 9
种中 (種中) 剎利種中亦有供養羅漢 — Dīrghāgama 《長阿含經》, Scroll 6 — count: 8
乐中 (樂中) 又於樂中 — Dīrghāgama 《長阿含經》, Scroll 5 — count: 8
现法中 (現法中) 於現法中 — Dīrghāgama 《長阿含經》, Scroll 4 — count: 8
中路 (中路) 中路逢諸隷車 — Dīrghāgama 《長阿含經》, Scroll 2 — count: 8
上中 (上中) 上中下善 — Dīrghāgama 《長阿含經》, Scroll 2 — count: 7
正法中 (正法中) 唯願聽許於正法中為優婆夷 — Dīrghāgama 《長阿含經》, Scroll 2 — count: 6