zhōng
first tone
第一声
high and flat
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Free visual pinyin lesson
zhong Pinyin Word Family
Learn zhong pinyin visually. Connect the character 中 to China and Chinese. Explore tones, common Chinese characters, useful words and audio in one visual lesson.
从“中”展开中国、中文。 点击上方知识球，可以听发音并沿着汉字和词语继续探索。
Lesson type
word family
词族扩展
Language
English + 中文
Beginner friendly
Inside this lesson
3 characters · 4 words
Audio included
Tone guide
The tones of zhong
Read each marked syllable aloud, then connect the tone to a character and a word in the knowledge ball above.
zhǒng
third tone
第三声
down, then up
zhòng
fourth tone
第四声
quickly falling
Characters
Common Chinese characters for zhong
The same pinyin spelling can point to different characters. The tone and character meaning belong together.
zhōng
middle; China-related Zhong
中间；中国的中
zhǒng
seed / kind
种子、种类
zhòng
important / heavy
重要、有分量
Useful words
Build vocabulary with zhong
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中国
zhōng guó
China, the country name
中国，一个国家
中文
zhōng wén
Chinese language
中国的语言文字
种子
zhǒng zi
a seed that can grow into a plant
能长出植物的小颗粒
重要
zhòng yào
important and worth noticing
很关键、很需要注意
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