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中和

Mandarin · pinyin zhōng hé#

to neutralize
to counteract
neutralization (chemistry)

Mandarin · pinyin Zhōng hé#

Zhonghe or Chungho city in New Taipei City 新北市 Xīn běi shì, Taiwan

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
和: hé · harmony, peace; peaceful, calm

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1–2 · zhong1 he2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zung1 wo4

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verb

(chemistry) to neutralize
to find a happy medium; to compromise

adj

(literary) just; impartial; fair

name

(～區, formerly ～鄉, ～市) Zhonghe (a district of New Taipei City, Taiwan)
(～街道) Zhonghe Subdistrict (a subdistrict of Chengdu, Sichuan, China)
(～鎮) Zhonghe Town (name of several towns in China)
(～鎮) Zhonghe (a town in Kaizhou district, Chongqing, China)
(～鎮) Zhonghe (a town in Ningyuan, Yongzhou, Hunan, China)
(～里) an urban village in Tamsui district, New Taipei City, Taiwan
(～村) Jhonghe, Zhonghe (a rural village in Cimei, Penghu County, Taiwan)
(historical) era name (881–885)

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