中尉 zhōng wèi ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ zung1 wai3
- lieutenant (navy)
- first lieutenant (army)
- subaltern
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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)
尉
- 上尉 shàng wèi ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄟˋ soeng6 wai3 captain (military rank)
- 大尉 dà wèi ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄟˋ daai6 wai3 captain (army rank)
- 尉氏 Wèi shì ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ wai3 si6 see 尉氏县
- 尉犁 Yù lí ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ wai3 lai4 see 尉犁县
- 尉缭 尉繚 Wèi Liáo ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ wai3 liu4 Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇, possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉缭子 text on military strategy
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- 尉迟 尉遲 Yù chí ㄩˋ ㄔˊ wai3 ci4 two-character surname Yuchi
- 少尉 shào wèi ㄕㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ siu3 wai3 second lieutenant (army rank)
- 廷尉 tíng wèi ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ ting4 wai3 chief judicial officer in imperial China
- 校尉 xiào wèi ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ gaau3 wai3 military officer
- 卫尉 衛尉 wèi wèi ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˋ wai6 wai3 commander of the imperial guards
- 都尉 dū wèi ㄉㄨ ㄨㄟˋ dou1 wai3 military rank
- 尉氏县 尉氏縣 Wèi shì Xiàn ㄨㄟˋ ㄕˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wai3 si6 jyun6 Weishi, a county in Kaifeng City 开封市, Henan
- 尉犁县 尉犁縣 Yù lí Xiàn ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wai3 lai4 jyun6 Yuli, a county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
- 尉缭子 尉繚子 Wèi Liáo zi ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ˙ㄗ wai3 liu4 zi2 Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书, possibly written by Wei Liao 尉缭 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
- 尉迟恭 尉遲恭 Yù chí Gōng ㄩˋ ㄔˊ ㄍㄨㄥ wai3 ci4 gung1 General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty
- 骑都尉 騎都尉 qí dū wèi ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄨ ㄨㄟˋ ke4 dou1 wai3 (archaic) cavalry commandant; cavalry captain
- 摸金校尉 mō jīn xiào wèi ㄇㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ mo2 gam1 gaau3 wai3 (idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider
- 陆军中尉 陸軍中尉 lù jūn zhōng wèi ㄌㄨˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ luk6 gwan1 zung1 wai3 lieutenant
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)