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by Min Min

Pronunciation	:	zhòng
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Meaning	:	hit; fit exactly. (v) be hit by. (v)
Radical	:	丨
Strokes	:	4
Traditional	:	中
Usage	:	83.5%
Notes	:	also as zhōng

Common Words / Phrases:

中毒

zhòng dú

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poison

中风

zhòng fēng

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apoplexy; have a stroke

中计

zhòng jì

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be taken in; play into sb’s hands; be trapped

中奖

zhòng jiǎng

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win a prize in a lottery

中伤

zhòng shāng

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slander; malign

中选

zhòng xuǎn

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be selected; be chosen

猜中

cāi zhòng

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guess right

看中

kàn zhòng

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have a liking for; pick for; settle on

百发百中

bǎi fā bǎi zhòng

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every shot hits the target

Sentences:

1. The bullet hit the target.

zǐ	dàn	dǎ	zhòng	le	bǎ	zi	。
子	弹	打	中	了	靶	子	。

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子弹	:	bullet
打	:	hit
中	:	(hit) exactly
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place
靶子	:	target

2. The lottery ticket won first prize.

cǎi	piào	zhòng	le	tóu	jiǎng	。
彩	票	中	了	头	奖	。

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彩票	:	lottery
中	:	hit
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place
头奖	:	first price

3. He guessed the riddle correctly.

tā	cāi	zhòng	le	mí	yǔ	。
他	猜	中	了	谜	语	。

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他	:	he
猜	:	guess
中	:	(guess) correctly
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place
谜语	:	riddle

4. I was suffering from alcohol poisoning.

wǒ	jiǔ	jīng	zhòng	dú	。
我	酒	精	中	毒	。

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我	:	I
酒精	:	alcohol
中毒	:	poison

5. I’ve heard that a developer wants to have this piece of land.

tīng

shuō

yǒu

kāi

fā

shāng

kàn

zhòng

zhè

kuài

dì

。

听

说

有

开

发

商

看

中

了

这

块

地

。

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听说	:	heard
有	:	have
开发商	:	developer
看中	:	have a liking for; pick for
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place
这	:	this
块	:	measure word
地	:	land