中庸之道 zhōng yōng zhī dào ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ zung1 jung4 zi1 dou6
- doctrine of the mean
- moderation in all things
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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)
庸
- 中庸 zhōng yōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ zung1 jung4 golden mean (Confucianism)
- 庸俗 yōng sú ㄩㄥ ㄙㄨˊ jung4 zuk6 vulgar
- 中庸 Zhōng yōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ zung1 jung4 the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四书
- 凡庸 fán yōng ㄈㄢˊ ㄩㄥ faan4 jung4 ordinary
- 大庸 Dà yōng ㄉㄚˋ ㄩㄥ daai6 jung4 Dayong, former name of Zhangjiajie 张家界, Hunan
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- 平庸 píng yōng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥ ping4 jung4 mediocre
- 庸人 yōng rén ㄩㄥ ㄖㄣˊ jung4 jan4 mediocre person
- 庸才 yōng cái ㄩㄥ ㄘㄞˊ jung4 coi4 mediocrity
- 庸碌 yōng lù ㄩㄥ ㄌㄨˋ jung4 luk1 mediocre
- 庸医 庸醫 yōng yī ㄩㄥ ㄧ jung4 ji1 quack
- 昏庸 hūn yōng ㄏㄨㄣ ㄩㄥ fan1 jung4 muddleheaded
- 毋庸 wú yōng ㄨˊ ㄩㄥ mou4 jung4 no need for
- 无庸 無庸 wú yōng ㄨˊ ㄩㄥ mou4 jung4 variant of 毋庸
- 金庸 Jīn Yōng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩㄥ gam1 jung4 Jin Yong, pen name of Louis Cha (1924-2018), wuxia 武侠 novelist, author of the 1957-1961 Condor Trilogy
- 附庸 fù yōng ㄈㄨˋ ㄩㄥ fu6 jung4 vassal
- 居庸关 居庸關 Jū yōng guān ㄐㄩ ㄩㄥ ㄍㄨㄢ geoi1 jung4 gwaan1 Juyongguan, frontier fortress on Great Wall north of Beijing, in Changping district 昌平区
- 庸俗化 yōng sú huà ㄩㄥ ㄙㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ jung4 zuk6 faa3 debasement; vulgarization
- 平庸之恶 平庸之惡 píng yōng zhī è ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥ ㄓ ㄜˋ ping4 jung4 zi1 ok3 (philosophy) banal evil
- 平庸之辈 平庸之輩 píng yōng zhī bèi ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄥ ㄓ ㄅㄟˋ ping4 jung4 zi1 bui3 a nobody
- 庸人自扰 庸人自擾 yōng rén zì rǎo ㄩㄥ ㄖㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄖㄠˇ jung4 jan4 zi6 jiu5 lit. silly people get their panties in a bunch (idiom)
之
- 之一 zhī yī ㄓ ㄧ zi1 jat1 one of (sth)
- 之下 zhī xià ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zi1 haa6 under
- 之中 zhī zhōng ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥ zi1 zung1 inside
- 之内 之內 zhī nèi ㄓ ㄋㄟˋ zi1 noi6 inside; within
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
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- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 之间 之間 zhī jiān ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ zi1 gaan1 (after a noun) between; among; amid
- 之类 之類 zhī lèi ㄓ ㄌㄟˋ zi1 leoi6 and so on
- 分之 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan6 zi1 (indicating a fraction)
- 反之 fǎn zhī ㄈㄢˇ ㄓ faan2 zi1 on the other hand...
- 总之 總之 zǒng zhī ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄓ zung2 zi1 in a word
- 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ zi1 so2 ji5 (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ wun6 jin4 zi1 in other words
- 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng ㄧ ㄐㄧˋ ㄓ ㄔㄤˊ jat1 gei6 zi1 coeng4 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
- 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄓ bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1 to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
- 不正之风 不正之風 bù zhèng zhī fēng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓ ㄈㄥ bat1 zing3 zi1 fung1 unhealthy tendency
- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
道
- 一道 yī dào ㄧ ㄉㄠˋ jat1 dou6 together
- 人道 rén dào ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄠˋ jan4 dou6 human sympathy
- 便道 biàn dào ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ bin6 dou6 pavement
- 公道 gōng dao ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄉㄠ gung1 dou6 fair
- 出道 chū dào ㄔㄨ ㄉㄠˋ ceot1 dou6 to start one's career
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- 厚道 hòu dao ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄠ hau5 dou6 kind and honest
- 味道 wèi dao ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄉㄠ mei6 dou6 flavor; taste
- 地道 dì dào ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄠˋ dei6 dou6 tunnel
- 地道 dì dao ㄉㄧˋ ˙ㄉㄠ dei6 dou6 authentic
- 报道 報道 bào dào ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ bou3 dou6 to report (news)
- 大道 dà dào ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ daai6 dou6 main street
- 楼道 樓道 lóu dào ㄌㄡˊ ㄉㄠˋ lau4 dou6 corridor
- 水道 shuǐ dào ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ seoi2 dou6 watercourse (river, canal, drain etc)
- 渠道 qú dào ㄑㄩˊ ㄉㄠˋ keoi4 dou6 irrigation ditch
- 知道 zhī dào ㄓ ㄉㄠˋ zi1 dou3 to know; to become aware of
- 管道 guǎn dào ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄠˋ gun2 dou6 tubing
- 茶道 chá dào ㄔㄚˊ ㄉㄠˋ caa4 dou6 Japanese tea ceremony
- 街道 jiē dào ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄠˋ gaai1 dou6 street
- 说道 說道 shuō dào ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ syut3 dou6 to state
- 走道 zǒu dào ㄗㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ zau2 dou6 pavement
Example sentences
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凡事 行 中庸之道 。
Moderation in all things.
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