Chinese–English

中庸

zhōng yōng · zhong yong/Zhōng yōng · zhong yong

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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zhōng yōng 中庸

  1. golden mean (Confucianism)
  2. (literary) (of person) mediocre
  3. ordinary

Zhōng yōng 中庸

  1. the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書 / 四书 (Sì shū)
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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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