中南海 Zhōng nán hǎi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ zung1 naam4 hoi2
- Zhongnanhai, palace adjacent to the Forbidden City, now the central headquarters of the Communist Party and the State Council
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中
- 中介 zhōng jiè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ zung1 gaai3 to act as intermediary
- 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon
- 中和 zhōng hé ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ zung1 wo4 to neutralize
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
- 中型 zhōng xíng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zung1 jing4 medium sized
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- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 中央 zhōng yāng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ zung1 joeng1 central
- 中学 中學 zhōng xué ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zung1 hok6 middle school
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 中庸 zhōng yōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ zung1 jung4 golden mean (Confucianism)
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 中性 zhōng xìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ zung1 sing3 neutral
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 中旬 zhōng xún ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zung1 ceon4 middle third of a month
- 中暑 zhòng shǔ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˇ zung3 syu2 to suffer heat exhaustion
- 中期 zhōng qī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧ zung1 kei4 middle (of a period of time)
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 中毒 zhòng dú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ zung3 duk6 to be poisoned
- 中奖 中獎 zhòng jiǎng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ zung3 zoeng2 to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
南
- 南北 nán běi ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ naam4 bak1 north and south
- 南方 nán fāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤ naam4 fong1 south; southern direction
- 南极 南極 nán jí ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ naam4 gik6 the South Pole
- 南瓜 nán guā ㄋㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄚ naam4 gwaa1 pumpkin
- 南边 南邊 nán bian ㄋㄢˊ ˙ㄅㄧㄢ naam4 bin1 south
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- 南部 nán bù ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ naam4 bou6 southern part
- 指南 zhǐ nán ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ zi2 naam4 to guide
- 东南 東南 dōng nán ㄉㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ dung1 naam4 southeast
- 西南 xī nán ㄒㄧ ㄋㄢˊ sai1 naam4 southwest
- 南极洲 南極洲 Nán jí zhōu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄓㄡ naam4 gik6 zau1 Antarctica
- 指南针 指南針 zhǐ nán zhēn ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄣ zi2 naam4 zam1 compass
- 中南 Zhōng Nán ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ zung1 naam4 South Central China (Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
- 以南 yǐ nán ㄧˇ ㄋㄢˊ ji5 naam4 to the south of (suffix)
- 全南 Quán nán ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ cyun4 naam4 see 全南县
- 卑南 Bēi nán ㄅㄟ ㄋㄢˊ bei1 naam4 Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 台东县, southeast Taiwan
- 南下 nán xià ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ naam4 haa6 to go down south
- 南丹 Nán dān ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄢ naam4 daan1 see 南丹县
- 南乳 nán rǔ ㄋㄢˊ ㄖㄨˇ naam4 jyu5 fermented soybean curd
- 南亚 南亞 nán Yà ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄚˋ naam4 aa3 southern Asia
- 南京 Nán jīng ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ naam4 ging1 see 南京市
海
- 下海 xià hǎi ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ haa6 hoi2 to go out to sea
- 大海 dà hǎi ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ daai6 hoi2 sea
- 沿海 yán hǎi ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ jyun4 hoi2 coastal
- 海啸 海嘯 hǎi xiào ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hoi2 siu3 tsunami
- 海域 hǎi yù ㄏㄞˇ ㄩˋ hoi2 wik6 sea area
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- 海报 海報 hǎi bào ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄠˋ hoi2 bou3 poster
- 海外 hǎi wài ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄞˋ hoi2 ngoi6 overseas; abroad
- 海岸 hǎi àn ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋ hoi2 ngon6 coastal
- 海峡 海峽 hǎi xiá ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ hoi2 haap6 strait; channel
- 海底 hǎi dǐ ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ hoi2 dai2 seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean
- 海拔 hǎi bá ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄚˊ hoi2 bat6 height above sea level
- 海水 hǎi shuǐ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ hoi2 seoi2 seawater
- 海洋 hǎi yáng ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄤˊ hoi2 joeng4 ocean
- 海浪 hǎi làng ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄤˋ hoi2 long6 sea wave
- 海滨 海濱 hǎi bīn ㄏㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄣ hoi2 ban1 shore
- 海滩 海灘 hǎi tān ㄏㄞˇ ㄊㄢ hoi2 taan1 beach
- 海湾 海灣 hǎi wān ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄢ hoi2 waan1 bay
- 海盗 海盜 hǎi dào ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄠˋ hoi2 dou6 pirate
- 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián ㄏㄞˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ hoi2 min4 (zoology) sea sponge
- 海藻 hǎi zǎo ㄏㄞˇ ㄗㄠˇ hoi2 zou2 seaweed
Idioms with these characters
- 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 短中抽长 短中抽長 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄡ ㄔㄤˊ dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4 to make the best of a bad job
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- 堕云雾中 墮雲霧中 duò yún wù zhōng ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ do6 wan4 mou6 zung1 lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom)
- 恶语中伤 惡語中傷 è yǔ zhòng shāng ㄜˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ ok3 jyu5 zung3 soeng1 (idiom) to slander viciously
- 风中之烛 風中之燭 fēng zhōng zhī zhú ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄓㄨˊ fung1 zung1 zi1 zuk1 lit. candle in the wind (idiom)
- 管中窥豹 管中窺豹 guǎn zhōng kuī bào ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄅㄠˋ gun2 zung1 kwai1 paau3 lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 zung1 ceoi2 leot6 lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
- 家道中落 jiā dào zhōng luò ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gaa1 dou6 zung1 lok6 to come down in the world (idiom)
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
- 南箕北斗 Nán jī Běi dǒu ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧ ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ naam4 gei1 bak1 dau2 lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)
- 南辕北辙 南轅北轍 nán yuán běi zhé ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄜˊ naam4 jyun4 bak1 cit3 to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
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- 南征北伐 nán zhēng běi fá ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ naam4 zing1 bak1 fat6 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北讨 南征北討 nán zhēng běi tǎo ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄊㄠˇ naam4 zing1 bak1 tou2 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 南征北战 南征北戰 nán zhēng běi zhàn ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄥ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ naam4 zing1 bak1 zin3 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
- 寿比南山 壽比南山 shòu bǐ Nán Shān ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄕㄢ sau6 bei2 naam4 saan1 Live as long as the Zhongnan Mountains! (idiom)
- 天南地北 tiān nán dì běi ㄊㄧㄢ ㄋㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄟˇ tin1 naam4 dei6 bak1 (idiom) far apart
- 终南捷径 終南捷徑 Zhōng nán jié jìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ zung1 naam4 zit6 ging3 lit. the Mount Zhongnan shortcut (idiom)
- 百川归海 百川歸海 bǎi chuān guī hǎi ㄅㄞˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˇ baak3 cyun1 gwai1 hoi2 all things tend in one direction (idiom)
- 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ bik1 hoi2 cing1 tin1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
- 沧海桑田 滄海桑田 cāng hǎi sāng tián ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄙㄤ ㄊㄧㄢˊ cong1 hoi2 song1 tin4 lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom)
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- 沧海一粟 滄海一粟 cāng hǎi yī sù ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧ ㄙㄨˋ cong1 hoi2 jat1 suk1 lit. one grain floating on the ocean (idiom)
- 沧海遗珠 滄海遺珠 cāng hǎi yí zhū ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧˊ ㄓㄨ cong1 hoi2 wai4 zyu1 undiscovered talent (idiom)
- 曾经沧海 曾經滄海 céng jīng cāng hǎi ㄘㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ cang4 ging1 cong1 hoi2 lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
- 大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ daai6 hoi2 laau4 zam1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
- 刀山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi ㄉㄠ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄞˇ dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
- 道山学海 道山學海 dào shān xué hǎi ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄢ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ dou6 saan1 hok6 hoi2 mountain of Dao, sea of learning (idiom); learning is as high as the mountains, as wide as the seas