中 zhōng

1. zhōng noun middle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '中' n 1; Kroll 2015 '中' 1, p. 611)
2. zhōng adjective medium; medium sized
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: This sense of 中 is used in both modern and classical Chinese (Kroll 2015 '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)
3. zhōng proper noun China
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: An abbreviation for 中国 (Guoyu '中' n 4)
4. zhòng verb to hit the mark
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   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 2015 '中' 3, p. 611).
5. zhōng preposition in; amongst
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: May be classified as a localizer because it can be appended to some nouns as a suffix to indicate location.
6. zhōng noun midday
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes:
7. zhōng noun inside
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   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 2015 '中' 1, p. 611)
8. 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 2015 '中' 1, p. 611)
9. zhōng proper noun Zhong
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '中' n 5)
10. zhōng adjective intermediary
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 中人 'intermediary' (Guoyu '中' adj 1)
11. zhōng adjective half
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 半; as in 中途 'halfway' (Guoyu '中' adj 3)
12. zhōng adverb just right; suitably
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 正好 (Guoyu '中' adv 1)
13. zhōng adverb while
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: During a process or movement (Guoyu '中' adv 2)
14. 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)
15. 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)
16. 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)
17. 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)
18. zhōng noun middle
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: madhya, Tibetan: bar ma (BCSD '中', p. 71; Mahāvyutpatti 'madhyaḥ'; MW 'madhya'; SH '中', p. 110)

Contained in

• 中品下生 The Bottom of the Intermediary Grade
• 我在众中　众中有我(我在眾中　眾中有我) I Am Among the Multitude; Among the Multitude There I Am
• 种智说中尊(種智說中尊) omniscient and most honored among teachers
• 中观论疏(中觀論疏) Commentary on the Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
• 掌中论(掌中論) Hastavālaprakaraṇa; Zhang Zhong Lun
• 大陀罗尼末法中一字心呪经(大陀羅尼末法中一字心呪經) Da Great Dharani for the Age of Declining Dharma One Word Mantra Sutra; Tuoluoni Mofa Zhong Yizi Xin Zhou Jing
• 中兴寺(中興寺) Zhongxing Temple
• 中华佛寺协会(中華佛寺協會) Chinese Buddhist Temple Association
• 中村元 Hajime Nakamura
• 中劫 intermediate kalpa
• 油麻地梁显利中心(油麻地梁顯利中心) Henry G. Leong Yaumatei Community Centre
• 人中 mānuṣyaka; a multitude of men
• 佛说腹中女听经(佛說腹中女聽經) Strīvivartavyākaraṇa; Fo Shuo Fu Zhong Nu Ting Jing
• 台湾情义　中国梦景(台灣情義　中國夢景) Taiwan Sentiment, China Vision
• 心中烦恼无明即地狱 心中菩提正见即天堂 心中忧悲苦恼是娑婆 心中安乐幸福是净土(心中煩惱無明即地獄 心中菩提正見即天堂 心中憂悲苦惱是娑婆 心中安樂幸福是淨土) Affliction and ignorance take one to hell. Bodhi and right view take one to heaven. Sadness, sorrow, trouble, and affliction take one to the Saha World. Happiness, peace, and joy take one to the Pure Land.
• 中阴(中陰) an intermediate existence between death and rebirth

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• Japan 日本 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 90
• Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life 人間佛教的藍圖 Humanistic Buddhism Series 5 - The Human World and Practice 《人間佛教系列5－人間與實踐》 — count: 90
• India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 87
• Thailand 泰國 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 67
• Hsing Yun Diary 23 - May Every Vow Be Accomplished: The Value of Faith 星雲日記23～有願必成 信仰的價值(1993/6/1～1993/6/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 65
• Hsing Yun Diary 18 - Find Your Heart Again: Speaking about a Dream in a Dream 星雲日記18～把心找回來 夢中說夢(1992/7/1～1992/7/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 64
• Monasteries in the Mountains and Monasteries in the in the Cities - Monastics Living in Seclusion and Monastics Living in Society 山林寺院和都市寺院-----兼論蘭若比丘和人間比丘 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 63
• Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Meditation 人間佛教的定學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 59
• Writings on Chan School Thought - Dharma Gates for Cultivation 宗門思想篇 法門修持 Humanistic Buddhism Quotations 《人間佛教語錄》 — count: 59
• Buddhism and the Flowers of Causes and Conditions 佛教與花的因緣 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 58

Collocations

• 大海中 (大海中) 我們是在生死大海中漂蕩著 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Difficulties and Benefits 1: Seven Difficulties 冥　益 一．七難 — count: 4
• 苦中 (苦中) 我們就是在苦中討生活 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 2: Buddhism's World View 第二講　佛教的世間觀 — count: 3
• 六道中 (六道中) 眾生在六道中生死輪迴不已 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 — count: 3
• 经中 (經中) 為什麼經中又說 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 8: Morality Fosters Self-Control 第八講　持戒為節欲的根本 — count: 3
• 念念中 (念念中) 於念念中 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Preface 自　序 — count: 3
• 中漂荡 (中漂蕩) 眾生若在大洪水中漂蕩 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Difficulties and Benefits 1: Seven Difficulties 冥　益 一．七難 — count: 2
• 中随烦恼 (中隨煩惱) 中隨煩惱兩種 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 5: Laziness Leads to Downfall 第五講　精進為降魔的根本 — count: 2
• 法会中 (法會中) 有一天在法會中 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 1: An Overview of the Sutra on the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings 第一講　八大人覺經的概述 — count: 2
• 水中 (水中) 把他的影兒現在水中罷了 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna 大乘與小乘 — count: 2
• 七难中 (七難中) 這是七難中第二 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Difficulties and Benefits 1: Seven Difficulties 冥　益 一．七難 — count: 2