中秋 Zhōng qiū ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ zung1 cau1
- the Mid-autumn festival, the traditional moon-viewing festival on the 15th of the 8th lunar month
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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)
秋
- 秋天 qiū tiān ㄑㄧㄡ ㄊㄧㄢ cau1 tin1 autumn
- 秋季 qiū jì ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧˋ cau1 gwai3 autumn
- 中秋节 中秋節 Zhōng qiū jié ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄝˊ zung1 cau1 zit3 the Mid-Autumn Festival on 15th of 8th lunar month
- 仲秋 zhòng qiū ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ zung6 cau1 second month of autumn
- 初秋 chū qiū ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄡ co1 cau1 early autumn
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- 千秋 qiān qiū ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ cin1 cau1 a thousand years
- 嘴秋 zuǐ qiū ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄑㄧㄡ zeoi2 cau1 (Tw) (coll.) mouthy; cocky and verbally provocative
- 张秋 張秋 Zhāng Qiū ㄓㄤ ㄑㄧㄡ zoeng1 cau1 Cho Chang (Harry Potter)
- 早秋 zǎo qiū ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄡ zou2 cau1 early autumn
- 春秋 Chūn qiū ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ceon1 cau1 Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
- 春秋 chūn qiū ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ceon1 cau1 spring and autumn
- 深秋 shēn qiū ㄕㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ sam1 cau1 late autumn
- 秋令 qiū lìng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˋ cau1 ling6 autumn
- 秋分 Qiū fēn ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄣ cau1 fan1 Qiufen or Autumn Equinox, 16th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 23rd September-7th October
- 秋审 秋審 qiū shěn ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄣˇ cau1 sam2 autumn trial (judicial hearing of capital cases during Ming and Qing)
- 秋征 qiū zhēng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄓㄥ cau1 zing1 autumn levy (tax on harvest)
- 秋播 qiū bō ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ cau1 bo3 sowing in autumn (for a crop in spring)
- 秋收 qiū shōu ㄑㄧㄡ ㄕㄡ cau1 sau1 fall harvest
- 秋日 qiū rì ㄑㄧㄡ ㄖˋ cau1 jat6 autumn; fall
- 秋景 qiū jǐng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cau1 ging2 autumn scenery
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)
- 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō ㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
- 冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄩㄝˋ bing1 wu2 cau1 jyut6 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
- 春秋大梦 春秋大夢 chūn qiū dà mèng ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄥˋ ceon1 cau1 daai6 mung6 grand dreams
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- 多事之秋 duō shì zhī qiū ㄉㄨㄛ ㄕˋ ㄓ ㄑㄧㄡ do1 si6 zi1 cau1 (idiom) troubled times; eventful period
- 各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 each has its own merits (idiom)
- 老气横秋 老氣橫秋 lǎo qì héng qiū ㄌㄠˇ ㄑㄧˋ ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄡ lou5 hei3 waang4 cau1 old and decrepit
- 明察秋毫 míng chá qiū háo ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄚˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄏㄠˊ ming4 caat3 cau1 hou4 lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
- 秋风过耳 秋風過耳 qiū fēng guò ěr ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄦˇ cau1 fung1 gwo3 ji5 lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
- 秋风飒飒 秋風颯颯 qiū fēng sà sà ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥ ㄙㄚˋ ㄙㄚˋ cau1 fung1 saap3 saap3 the autumn wind is soughing (idiom)
- 秋风送爽 秋風送爽 qiū fēng sòng shuǎng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄤˇ cau1 fung1 sung3 song2 the cool autumn breeze (idiom)
Example sentences
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中秋节 中秋節 快乐 快樂 。
Happy Moon Festival!
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今天 是 中秋节 中秋節 。
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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中秋节 中秋節 要 吃 月饼 月餅 。
You eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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今年 中秋节 中秋節 是 星期一 吗 嗎 ？
Does the mid-autumn festival fall on Monday this year?
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中秋节 中秋節 是 中国 中國 的 传统 傳統 节日 節日 。
Mid-Autumn Day is a traditional holiday in China.
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