中部
HSK 3 (2021)
中部 (zhōngbù) · central part
中部 (zhōngbù) means “central part; middle”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 部 (department). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 中部 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)
部 bù · department
What 部 is made of
- 咅pǒu — to spit out
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 立lì — to stand
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 咅 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的家在中国中部。Tā de jiā zài Zhōngguó zhōngbù.His home is in central China.
这个城市在国家的中部。Zhège chéngshì zài guójiā de zhōngbù.This city is in the middle of the country.
Questions about 中部
What does 中部 mean?
中部 (zhōngbù) means “central part; middle”.
How do you pronounce 中部?
中部 is pronounced zhōngbù.
Which HSK level is 中部?
中部 is in HSK 3 (2021).
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 中部 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 45: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.