zhòng

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Character · Verb

hit; hit the target; suffer

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

hit; hit the target; match exactly

Used to describe hitting a target, guessing correctly or matching a requirement.

Tā他
zài在
xuǎn选
jǔ举
zhōng中
chéng成
gōng功
dāng当
xuǎn选
 。

He was successfully elected in the election.

Wǒ我
cāi猜
zhòng中
le了
zhè这
ge个
mí谜
yǔ语
 。

I guessed this riddle correctly.

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Sān三
qiāng枪
dōu都
dǎ打
zhòng中
le了
mù目
biāo标
 。

All three shots hit the target.

Tā他
de的
huí回
dá答
zhèng正
zhòng中
wèn问
tí题
yào要
hài害
 。

His answer hit the nail on the head.

Wǒ我
mǎi买
de的
cǎi彩
piào票
zhòng中
le了
dà大
jiǎng奖
 。

I won the grand prize in the lottery.

2.

verb

suffer; be affected by

Used to describe being exposed to danger, disease or damage.

Tā他
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
wú误
shí食
le了
yǒu有
dú毒
de的
mó蘑
gu菇
 ,
zhòng中
dú毒
le了
 。

He accidentally ate poisonous mushrooms and got poisoned.

Xià夏
tiān天
yào要
zhù注
yì意
fáng防
shǔ暑
 ,
bù不
rán然
róng容
yì易
zhòng中
shǔ暑
 。

You need to take precautions against heatstroke in summer, otherwise you will easily get sunstroke.

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Tā他
de的
gē胳
bo膊
zài在
qiāng枪
zhàn战
zhōng中
zhòng中
le了
yī一
qiāng枪
 。

He was shot in the arm during the gunfight.

Zhè这
wèi位
nóng农
mín民
zài在
hóng洪
zāi灾
zhōng中
sǔn损
shī失
le了
quán全
bù部
zhuāng庄
jia稼
 。

This farmer lost all his crops in the flood.

Tā他
zài在
chē车
huò祸
zhōng中
shòu受
le了
zhòng重
shāng伤
 。

He was seriously injured in the car accident.