中央
Old HSK 6
中央 (zhōngyāng) · centre
中央 (zhōngyāng) means “centre; middle; central”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 央 (central). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 中央 is built
The characters
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
央 yāng · central
What 央 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
广场中央有一座雕像。Guǎngchǎng zhōngyāng yǒu yī zuò diāoxiàng.There's a statue in the middle of the square.
中央电视台播出了这条新闻。Zhōngyāng diànshìtái bōchū le zhè tiáo xīnwén.China Central Television broadcast this news.
Questions about 中央
What does 中央 mean?
中央 (zhōngyāng) means “centre; middle; central”.
How do you pronounce 中央?
中央 is pronounced zhōngyāng.
Which HSK level is 中央?
中央 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 中学zhōngxuésecondary school
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngsecondary school student
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 其中qízhōngamong them
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
Learn 中央 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 239: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.