中原 zhōng yuán

Central Plains of China; China’s heartland

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 42094th word

Definitions

  1. 1. Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei

Characters

Character Meaning
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
原 yuán HSK 4
original; former; source