Chinese word

中等

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhōng děng

Meaning

  • adjectivemedium

Example

这道菜的辣度是中等。zhè dào cài de là dù shì zhōng děng

This dish has a medium spice level.

Illustration for 中等 (medium)

More examples

他的日语水平属于中等。tā de rì yǔ shuǐ píng shǔ yú zhōng děng

His Japanese level is intermediate.

Core concept

A middle point on a scale, away from both high and low extremes in degree, level, or quality.

Common phrases

  • 中等教育zhōng děng jiào yù

    secondary education

  • 中等收入zhōng děng shōu rù

    middle income

  • 中等成绩zhōng děng chéng jì

    average grades

Similar words

适中shì zhōng: Describes an amount or degree that is just right, with neither too much nor too little.
适度shì dù: Describes an amount or degree kept within a suitable, reasonable range.

Definition in Chinese

指事物在等级、程度或质量方面处于中间水平，不高也不低，介于两端之间。zhǐ shì wù zài děng jí chéng dù huò zhì liàng fāng miàn chǔ yú zhōng jiān shuǐ píng bù gāo yě bù dī jiè yú liǎng duān zhī jiān

Word origin

中 (zhōng, "middle") + 等 (děng, "level") forms a term for a middle level on a scale.

Usage tips

  • English size labels can stand alone as nouns, while this Chinese adjective usually modifies a noun or follows the verb "to be" in a judgment.

Other meanings

  • moderateadjective
  • averageadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 中等收入者zhōng děng shōu rù zhěmiddle-income personnoun
  • 中等教育zhōng děng jiào yùsecondary educationnoun

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