Meaning
2nd in seniority
Chinese: 排行第二，也可作姓氏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhong” becomes a different word in each tone. 仲 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 仲裁zhòng cáiarbitration
- 房仲fáng zhòngreal estate agent (Tw)
- 仲父zhòng fùfather's younger brother; (sometimes used to refer to Confucius)
- 仲介zhòng jiè(Tw) middleman; agent; broker
- 仲夏zhòng xiàmidsummer; second month of summer
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Example Sentence
仲夏的夜晚，蝉鸣声此起彼伏。Zhòng xià de yè wǎn, chán míng shēng cǐ qǐ bǐ fú.On a midsummer night, the cicadas chirp one after another.
仲夏Zhòng xiàmidsummer的deof夜晚yè wǎnnight，蝉鸣chán míngsong of cicadas声shēngsound此起彼伏cǐ qǐ bǐ fúno sooner one subsides, th。