中庸 zhōng yōng

ordinary; golden mean (Confucianism)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 31791st word

Definitions

  1. 1. ordinary
  2. 2. golden mean (Confucianism)
  3. 3. (literary) (of person) mediocre
  4. 4. the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四书sì shū

Characters

Character Meaning
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
庸 yōng HSK 6
ordinary; to use