zhōng

忠

Character · Adjective · Noun

loyal; faithful; loyalty

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

adjective

loyal; faithful; devoted

formal

Describes sincere devotion to a person, cause, country or organization.

Tā他
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhōng忠
chéng诚
de的
gòng共
chǎn产
dǎng党
yuán员
 。

He is a loyal Communist Party member.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
zhōng忠
yú于
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zǔ祖
guó国
 。

We must be loyal to our motherland.

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Tā他
duì对
péng朋
yǒu友
shǐ始
zhōng终
zhōng忠
xīn心
gěng耿
gěng耿
 。

He has always been utterly loyal to his friends.

Zhè这
wèi位
hù护
shi士
zhōng忠
yú于
zhí职
shǒu守
 ,
zhào照
gù顾
hǎo好
le了
měi每
yī一
wèi位
bìng病
rén人
 。

This nurse was devoted to her duties and cared for every patient well.

Tā他
de的
zhōng忠
yán言
ràng让
wǒ我
bì避
miǎn免
le了
yī一
cì次
cuò错
wù误
 。

His sincere advice saved me from making a mistake.

2.

noun

loyalty; devotion; surname Zhong

neutral

Used as a surname, it is one of the common Chinese surnames.

Wǒ我
de的
lǎo老
shī师
xìng姓
Zhōng忠
 ,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
jiào叫
tā他
Zhōng忠
lǎo老
shī师
 。

My teacher's surname is Zhong, everyone calls him Teacher Zhong.

Zhōng忠
shì氏
jiā家
zú族
zài在
dāng当
dì地
yǒu有
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
lì历
shǐ史
 。

The Zhong family has a long history in this area.

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Tā他
de的
zhōng忠
xīn心
gǎn感
dòng动
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
 。

His loyalty moved everyone.

Xiào效
zhōng忠
yú于
guó国
jiā家
shì是
měi每
gè个
gōng公
mín民
de的
zé责
rèn任
 。

Devoting oneself to one's country is the duty of every citizen.

Zhè这
fèn份
zhōng忠
xīn心
rì日
yuè月
kě可
jiàn鉴
 。

This loyalty is as evident as the sun and moon.