中中

Mandarin · pinyin zhōng zhōng

Meanings

  1. middling
  2. average
  3. impartial
  4. (Hong Kong) secondary school that uses Chinese as the medium of instruction ("CMI school")
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中
zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
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1–1 · zhong1 zhong1

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noun

  1. (Hong Kong) CMI school; secondary school that uses Chinese as the medium of instruction

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中中 · zhong1 zhong1
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Exact source record中中 中中 [zhong1 zhong1] /middling/average/impartial/(Hong Kong) secondary school that uses Chinese as the medium of instruction ("CMI school")/