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中央

zhōng yāng · zhong yang

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HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. central
  2. middle
  3. center
  4. central authorities (of a state)
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The center of the market

  1. Dengdeng

    夜市(yèshì)的(de)中央(zhōngyāng)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)大(dà)舞台(wǔtái)。

    There is a big stage in the center of the night market.

  2. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)中央(zhōngyāng)看看(kànkan)吧(ba)。

    Let us go take a look at the center.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)中央(zhōngyāng)人(rén)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)，我(wǒ)什么(shénme)都(dōu)看(kàn)不到(bùdào)。

    But the center is too crowded. I cannot see anything.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)吃(chī)点(diǎn)东西(dōngxi)，等(děng)人(rén)少(shǎo)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Then let us eat something first and wait for fewer people.

  5. Dengdeng

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)！吃(chī)完(wán)，表演(biǎoyǎn)也(yě)结束(jiéshù)了(le)。

    Good idea! By the time we finish, the show will be over too.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)去(qù)中央(zhōngyāng)吃(chī)夜宵(yèxiāo)吧(ba)。

    Then let us just go eat a late snack in the center.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

园(yuán)丁(dīng)在(zài)花(huā)园(yuán)的(de)中(zhōng)央(yāng)种(zhòng)了(le)一(yì)棵(kē)玫(méi)瑰(guī)树(shù)。

The gardener planted a rose tree in the middle of the garden.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

广(guǎng)场(chǎng)中(zhōng)央(yāng)立(lì)着(zhe)一(yí)座(zuò)高(gāo)大(dà)的(de)雕(diāo)像(xiàng)。

A tall statue stands in the center of the square.

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