中立
Old HSK 6
中立 (zhōnglì) · neutral
中立 (zhōnglì) means “neutral; neutrality”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 立 (to stand). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 中立 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)
立 lì · to stand
What 立 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A man standing on the ground 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
在这个问题上他保持中立。Zài zhège wèntí shàng tā bǎochí zhōnglì.He stays neutral on this issue.
这个国家一直是中立国。Zhège guójiā yìzhí shì zhōnglì guó.This country has always been neutral.
Questions about 中立
What does 中立 mean?
中立 (zhōnglì) means “neutral; neutrality”.
How do you pronounce 中立?
中立 is pronounced zhōnglì.
Which HSK level is 中立?
中立 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 中立 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 239: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.