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中文
zhōngwén
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English DefinitionChinese language
Simplified Script中文
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzhōngwén
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zung1man4
Part of Speech(名) noun
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Part of language/languages
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1
Word Decomposition
zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing something); during; (dialect) OK; all right; China; Chinese; (Chinese surname)
wénlanguage; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) measure word for coins; Kangxi radical 67; (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
中国zhōngguóChina
中午zhōngwǔnoon; midday
中间zhōngjiānbetween; intermediate; mid; middle
中心zhōngxīncenter; heart; core
中学zhōngxuémiddle school
Words With Same Tail Word    
英文yīngwénEnglish (language)
华文huáwénChinese language; Chinese script
作文zuòwénto write an essay; composition (student essay)
课文kèwéntext
外文wàiwénforeign language (written)
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