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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 中西

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
中西 zhōng xī - China and the West
- Chinese-Western

List Ranking for: 中西

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 92,638 12,635 15,371

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
中 zhōng- (bound form) China; Chinese
- surname Zhong
中 zhōng- within; among; in
- middle; center
- while (doing sth); during
- (dialect) OK; all right
中 zhòng- to hit (the mark)
- to be hit by
- to suffer
- to win (a prize, a lottery)
西 xī- the West
- abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]
- Spanish
西 xī- west

Other Words Containing 中西

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
中西部 - - 13,700 10,846 33,556
中西 - - 92,638 12,635 15,371