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中情局

Zhōng qíng júdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (abbr. for 中央情報局|中央情报局[Zhōng yāng Qíng bào jú])
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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:

中情局 中情局 [Zhong1 qing2 ju2] /US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (abbr. for 中央情報局|中央情报局[Zhong1 yang1 Qing2 bao4 ju2])/

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Reference information

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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

  • 情
    qíng

    (bound form) feelings / emotion / sentiment / passion / (bound form) situation / condition

  • 局
    jú

    narrow / office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc / cramped / narrow

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.