中用

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	to use
simp. and trad. (中用)		中	用

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōngyòng, zhòngyòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ, ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ jung⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiòng-iōng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngyòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhongyòng
    • Wade–Giles: chung¹-yung⁴
    • Yale: jūng-yùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongyonq
    • Palladius: чжунъюн (čžunʺjun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhòngyòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhòngyòng
    • Wade–Giles: chung⁴-yung⁴
    • Yale: jùng-yùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonqyonq
    • Palladius: чжунъюн (čžunʺjun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ jung⁶
    • Yale: jūng yuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ jung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ yung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiòng-iōng
    • Tâi-lô: tiòng-iōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diorng'iong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ iɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²²/

Verb

中用

1. (chiefly in the negative) to be useful; to be of use; to serve a purpose

Synonyms

• 濟事／济事 (jìshì)
• 管用 (guǎnyòng)
• 頂事／顶事 (dǐngshì)
• 頂用／顶用 (dǐngyòng)

 

Antonyms

• 不中 (bùzhōng) (regional)