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

• 大方广佛华严经中卷卷大意略叙(大方廣佛華嚴經中卷卷大意略敘) Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Zhong Juan Juan Dayi Lue Xu
• 人在众中　心在定裏(人在眾中　心在定裏) Settle Amongst People, Abide in Meditative Concentration
• 中品上生 The Top of the Intermediary Grade
• 中国禅修入门(中國禪修入門) Only a Great Rain
• 息除中夭陀罗尼经(息除中夭陀羅尼經) Sarvabuddhāṅgavatīdhāraṇīsūtra; Xi Chu Zhong Yao Tuoluoni Jing
• 理想中寺僧经济之建设(理想中寺僧經濟之建設) The Ideal Establishment of a Monastic Economy
• 认养921地震受灾国中小学重建签约仪式(認養921地震受災國中小學重建簽約儀式) Rebuilding Elementary and Junior High Schools of September 21st Taiwan Earthquake Campaign
• 慈悲化世界 日月满心中(慈悲化世界 日月滿心中) Transform the world with compassion; Illuminate hearts with the sun and moon.
• 恕中无愠(恕中無慍) Shuzhong Wuyun
• 日中一食 one meal per day

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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
• 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
• 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
• From the Four Noble Truths to the Four Universal Vows - Development of Harmony Between Mahāyāna and Theravāda Buddhism 從四聖諦到四弘誓願-----論大小乘佛教融和的開展 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
• 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
• 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
• 佛教中 (佛教中) 在佛教中 — 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: 3
• 中修行 (中修行) 佛陀往昔在因中修行時 — 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
• 中记载 (中記載) 中記載 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 6: Study Widely, Listen More 第六講　智慧為化愚的根本 — 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
• 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