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杜仲

Word · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional仲

middle; eucommia

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

the second month of a season; the second among siblings; the eucommia tree

literary

指月份或兄弟排行时,多用于书面或文言;在‘杜仲’一词中为固定搭配。

Zhòng仲
xià夏
zhī之
yè夜
 ,
fán繁
xīng星
mǎn满
tiān天
 。

On a midsummer night, the sky is full of stars.

Tā他
shì是
jiā家
lǐ里
de的
zhòng仲
zǐ子
 。

He is the second son in the family.

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Dù杜
zhòng仲
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
zhòng重
yào要
de的
zhōng中
yào药
cái材
 。

Eucommia is an important Chinese medicinal herb.

2.

adjective

intermediate; middle; of medium rank

formal

多用于形容地位、等级或仲裁者。

Tā他
shì是
zhè这
chǎng场
jiū纠
fēn纷
de的
zhòng仲
cái裁
rén人
 。

He is the arbitrator in this dispute.