中 庸

Zhōng yōng

the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì shū]

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

中庸中庸 [Zhong1 yong1] /the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1]/

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zhōng yōng

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

golden mean (Confucianism) / (literary) (of person) mediocre / ordinary

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Original source entry:

中庸中庸 [zhong1 yong1] /golden mean (Confucianism)/(literary) (of person) mediocre/ordinary/

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Character information

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中
zhōng
within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right
zhòng
to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)
Zhōng
(bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong
庸
yōng
ordinary / to use

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