中西
Zhōng Xī
Pinyin

Definition

中西
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Zhōng Xī
  1. China and the West
  2. Chinese-Western

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中
Zhōng
  1. 1 China
  2. 2 Chinese
  3. 3 surname Zhong
中午
zhōng wǔ
  1. 1 noon
  2. 2 midday
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
中国
Zhōng guó
  1. 1 China
东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west
中介
zhōng jiè
  1. 1 to act as intermediary
  2. 2 to link
  3. 3 intermediate
  4. 4 inter-
  5. 5 agency
  6. 6 agent
中共
Zhōng Gòng
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng], Chinese Communist Party
中分
zhōng fēn
  1. 1 to part one's hair in the middle
中原
Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
中国式
Zhōng guó shì
  1. 1 Chinese style
  2. 2 à la chinoise
中场
zhōng chǎng
  1. 1 middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
  2. 2 midfield
  3. 3 mid-court (in sports)
  4. 4 half-time
  5. 5 intermission half-way through a performance
中外
zhōng wài
  1. 1 Sino-foreign
  2. 2 Chinese-foreign
  3. 3 home and abroad
中天
zhōng tiān
  1. 1 culmination (astronomy)
中央
zhōng yāng
  1. 1 central
  2. 2 middle
  3. 3 center
  4. 4 central authorities (of a state)
中学
zhōng xué
  1. 1 middle school
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
中山
Zhōng shān
  1. 1 refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
  2. 2 Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
  3. 3 Nakayama (Japanese surname)
中年
zhōng nián
  1. 1 middle age
中庸
Zhōng yōng
  1. 1 the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì shū]
中式
Zhōng shì
  1. 1 Chinese style
中心
zhōng xīn
  1. 1 center
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 core
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target with a single shot
  2. 2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
  1. 1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì
  1. 1 to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target
  2. 2 to hit the nub of the matter
切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng
  1. 1 to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head (in an argument)
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. 3 fig. to hit home
  4. 4 an argument that hits the nail on the head
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
  1. 1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
各奔东西
gè bèn dōng xī
  1. 1 to go separate ways (idiom)
  2. 2 to part ways with sb
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [gè bēn dōng xī]
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
问鼎中原
wèn dǐng Zhōng yuán
  1. 1 to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
  1. 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
  1. 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
  2. 2 in the bag
  3. 3 (as good as) in one's possession
冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
  1. 1 dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
堕云雾中
duò yún wù zhōng
  1. 1 lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom); fig. at a complete loss
夕阳西下
xī yáng xī xià
  1. 1 the sun sets in the west (idiom)
外强中干
wài qiáng zhōng gān
  1. 1 strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly

Sample Sentences

虎妈式教育其实是中国传统教育方式的美国延续，是一种新型的教育方式，属于中西合璧的产物。
hǔ mā shì jiàoyù qíshí shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng jiàoyù fāngshì de Měiguó yánxù ，shì yīzhǒng xīnxíng de jiàoyù fāngshì ，shǔyú ZhōngXīhébì de chǎnwù 。
The "tiger mom" education is actually an American adaptation of traditional Chinese education. As a new trend in education, it is a combination of East and West.
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中西方的审美观很不一样。
Zhōng Xī fāng de shěnměi guān hěn bù yīyàng 。
China and the West have different aesthetics.
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中西合璧
Zhōngxī hébì
Combination of Chinese and Western content.
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中西合璧
zhōngxī hébì
A combination of Chinese and Western content.
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你别太难过了。说不定他的病情没你想的那么严重。现在医学这么发达，只要治疗得当，很多早期中期的癌症是可以治愈的。听说国内有一种中西医结合治疗的方法很管用。哪怕到了晚期，只要患者生存意志坚定，也能战胜病魔。
nǐ bié tài nánguò le 。shuōbudìng tā de bìngqíng méi nǐ xiǎng de nàme yánzhòng 。xiànzài yīxué zhème fādá ，zhǐyào zhìliáo dédàng ，hěn duō zǎoqī zhōngqī de áizhèng shì kěyǐ zhìyù de 。tīngshuō guónèi yǒu yī zhǒng zhōngxīyī jiéhé zhìliáo de fāngfǎ hěn guǎnyòng 。nǎpà dào le wǎnqī ，zhǐyào huànzhě shēngcún yìzhì jiāndìng ，yě néng zhànshèng bìngmó 。
Don't feel so bad. You never know, maybe it's not that serious. Medical science is so advanced these days, if it can be treated properly, a lot of early-stage and mid-stage cancer can be cured. I heard there's a really effective treatment in China that combines traditional Chinese and Western medicine. Even if it gets to the later stages, as long as the patient has a strong will to survive, they can still beat such a serious disease.
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是啊，至少我周围的人都很喜欢混血儿。就拿我的外甥女来说吧，不管是我姐姐的邻居还是朋友，每次看到这孩子都抢着要抱她亲她。大家还说，这孩子将来肯定是个小才女，学贯中西、前途不可限量啊。
shì ā ，zhìshǎo wǒ zhōuwéi de rén dōu hěn xǐhuan húnxiěér 。jiù ná wǒ de wàishengnǚ láishuō ba ，bùguǎn shì wǒ jiějie de línjū háishì péngyou ，měicì kàndào zhè háizi dōu qiāng zhe yào bào tā qīn tā 。dàjiā hái shuō ，zhè háizi jiānglái kěndìng shì ge xiǎo cáinǚ ，xuéguànzhōngxī 、qiántú bùkěxiànliàng ā 。
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