チュウ
Meanings
Noun
1. medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle
There are three sizes: large, medium and small.
Suffix
2. in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among
3. during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout
It should arrive here within a few days.
4. currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation)
That said, I'm still growing.
Noun
5. middle way; moderation
6. second volume (of three)
7. junior high school; middle school
8. China
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (430 in total)
in the city; in the community
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
junior high school student; middle school pupil
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
in the picture; in the figure; in the (middle of the) diagram
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
in camp; at the front
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
during the night; at night
middle; half-finished
period during which monks may go into a summer retreat
company; lot; people; bunch; gang; pack
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
(in) the air; midair; sky
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
interruption; suspension; break
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
in the morning; during the morning
underwater
intermediate level
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
in the mountains; among the mountains
at work; in the midst of work; working
company; battery; troop
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
mid-air; air; sky
while moving; on the move
China; Chinese food
poisoning; addiction
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
around the clock; day and night
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
androgynous; gender-neutral
medium size
during; for the duration of
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
imperial court
company commander
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
neutralization; neutralisation; neutralization (e.g. of a poison); counteraction
work-in-progress; working state
whole year; all year round; throughout the year; during an era
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
in the hospital; hospitalized
during absence from home
during a stay
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
under investigation
ongoing; in progress; afoot
during the war
Middle East
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
medium; mediocrity; average
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
while studying; presently studying
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
under development; in development
(most) basic of basics
on duty; at work; while working
middle period; medium-term
during imprisonment; while in jail
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
under construction
at large; fugitive
central; mainline
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
alcoholism; alcoholic; drunkard
under construction
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
open (for business)
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
in the midst of the enemy
on board a ship
while running; while moving; in motion
in the earth; in the ground; underground
small and medium
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
while being out of the office or away from home
(about) medium; middle; average
(about) medium; middle; average
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
in session; in progress; under way; open
elementary and middle schools
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
in a company; troupe
miniboss; sub-boss; mid-boss; underboss (of a criminal organization)
during a play
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
middle-school student
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
during the war
working; in operation; running; active
middle and high school; medium and high (level)
during a telephone call; busy line
mezzanine floor
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
in the palace
under repair; out of service; being adjusted
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court; 1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
main temple building
being repaired
on sale; available (to buy)
colleagues; cronies; merry men
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
within the blood; blood-borne
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
in the dark
in process; during execution; runtime
middle and old age
being very good at; strongest point
in the fire; in the flames
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
medium-spicy
slightly below average (esp. in regards to looks)
drug addiction; drug addict; junkie
centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
under construction
middle; centre; impartiality; culmination
under construction; in preparation
medium damage; modest damage; some damage
China and Japan; Chinese-Japanese; middle day (of a sumo tournament, theatrical run, etc.); day of an equinox
contained in a letter
Okinawa family clan based on the paternal line that shares the same tomb and performs rituals together
centre line; center line; central line
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
in mourning
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party
out of order; out of service
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novella; short novel
Central and South America
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
middle west; Midwest (United States)
fatal situation
mid-winter; cold season
Japanese, Western and Chinese (cuisine)
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
Central America
within a (feudal) domain
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
United States and China; Sino-American
in a temple; inside temple grounds; sub-temple
(while) holding a post or being in office
in a relationship
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
about the middle (of an era); middle lobe (right lung); median lobe (prostate)
during one's tenure
medium-fatty tuna
palsy; paralysis; every second solar term (occurring in the latter half of each month)
medium-size draft beer
home and abroad; domestic and foreign; inside and outside; interior and exterior
gathering; theatrical troupe
inside a jar; coward; timid person
Near and Middle East
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
second volume (of three); second book; volume two; book two
being inside; being contained (within); being enclosed; staying in China; residing in China
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
middle age
court; Imperial Palace or household
impartiality; fairness
palsy; paralysis
otitis media; middle-ear infection
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
Rikuchū (former province located in present-day Iwate Prefecture and parts of Akita Prefecture)
height of summer; high summer; hottest part of the summer
moderately good luck (in fortune-telling)
Nagoya (city); Chūkyō metropolitan area (most of Aichi, and parts of Gifu and Mie prefectures; centered around Nagoya); Chūkyō region
Chuukoubunko (publisher)
(in the process of) connecting
midbrain; mesencephalon
during one's lifetime
Central Europe
intermediate color; intermediate colour; neutral color or tint; neutral colour
medium build; meat of medium quality
mediant; baritone; contralto; medium tone; medium pitch
Chūetsu (region in Niigata); China and Vietnam; Sino-Vietnamese
during a session (of the legislature)
absent overseas
Genchū era (of the Southern Court; 1384.4.28-1392.10.5)
above average
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
small and medium-scale; small or mid-scale
center of a noh stage
in the process of being repaired; during repairs
being out on bail
medium beer mug
moderate
neutrophil; neutrophilic leukocyte
mourning period; (in) mourning
night and day; all the time
inside a room; interior of a room; inside a bedroom; interior of a bedchamber
relating to China
middle-class farmer
currently away from my seat (keyboard, etc.); AFK
bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
metacarpal (bone); metacarpus
thing of medium quality; Koya paper
medium amount of wealth; middling property; owner of medium wealth
medium volume; medium scale; moderate size; mid-size
mesocephaly
(in the middle of) considering; deliberating
central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
mid-latitudes
in secret
curly braces; curly brackets
Central China
China and South Korea
China and the Soviet Union; Soviet-Chinese; Sino-Soviet
China and Taiwan
drug addict (esp. stimulants)
chūnō sauce; semi-sweet sauce made from fruit and vegetables
intermediate gear
all-purpose flour
winning by opponent's resignation
Secretariat (Tang dynasty China)
excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy
go-between; intermediary; person of middling ability, talent, etc.; average person; middle-class person
medium wave; medium frequency; MF; medium frequency wave
central China
China and Russia; Sino-Russian
on the same day
medium-sized bottle (of beer)
in the urine
one's second son; (arch.) man between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō system)
midfield (in a horse race or motor race); middle of the pack
north central region
Chinese language (written); Chinese literature
pro-Chinese
center fly; centre fly
in the middle of a line
law of excluded middle
corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
on location
midsummer; (arch.) China; (arch.) capital (city)
China and North Korea; Chinese-North Korean; imperial court; Imperial Court (of Japan); middle ages
private junior high school
under development; in progress
mid-sized store; middle-class brothel (in a red-light district)
using horizontal characters in vertical writing
moderate; middle-of-the-road; inner edge (othello)
Middle English
central bank
Chūgoku and Shikoku
being in the middle; being impartial; standing between two things
bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
the hardest thing of all
bacteria capable of causing food poisoning
medium-sized city; mid-size city
middle of a word; within a word
intermediate-upper student; intermediate-upper learner
creation out of nothing; making something out of thin air; pure fabrication; "Creating Something from Nothing" (7th of the Thirty-Six Stratagems); making a non-existent thing appear to exist to deceive an enemy
complete mastery of or over; at one's beck and call
exact center of the Garbhadhatu mandala; platform upon which the fire is lit in a stone lantern
middle third of a two-hour period
ready-made meal; home meal replacement; HMR
midnight period; midnight service; (arch.) winter solstice
drug addict (esp. stimulants)
middle phalanx
... and Company; Messrs; for the attention of ...
middle distance
medium quality
medium-sized dictionary
the middle-aged and the elderly
nicotinism
nicotinism
chu shogi (large 12x12 board shogi variant)
dividing into two halves
mean; average; middle-school arithmetic
medium size; medium pattern; medium stature
moderate line; middle-of-the-road policy line
Miocene epoch
(in China) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); fourth lunar month
medium and high-rise (buildings, apartments, etc.)
medium-sized portion; normal serving
traditional Chinese medicine
median; midline
Chinese medicine
Chinese medicine
gray-water system; grey-water system; recycled waste-water
moderate earthquake
alcohol or sake drunk during the meal (as opposed to aperitifs, digestifs, etc.)
medium-sized (of a flower, esp. a chrysanthemum)
inner layer of clothing; inner garment (other than underwear)
hepatopancreas; midgut gland
front of center field; front of centre field
pending (e.g. legal case)
middle part of the verse
medium size; cabinet size (in photography)
complete mastery of or over; at one's beck and call
relations between Taiwan and China
rarity among rarities; rara avis; black swan
one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation; one item of quality standing out among many; one woman among many men
mesocarp; pith
ICO; Intermediate Circular Orbit
Central and Eastern Europe
low uplands; intermediary area between plains and mountains
positive predictive value
Heian-period kana writing
small multiple-member electoral district
mid-level clouds; middle clouds
Norinchukin Bank (abbr); Agricultural and Forestry Central Bank
moderate earthquake
whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
middle watch; 12 midnight-2am
medium-sized thread
medium-width cloth (approx. 45 cm wide); medium-width kimono sash (approx. 26 cm); medium-width obi
neutral plane
Central Labor Relations Committee
Mesolithic; Middle Stone Age
mystery of mysteries
to be a leader among leaders
Chinese philosophy
medium-high heel
heroin addict
medium egret (Ardea intermedia); intermediate egret
law of excluded middle
mesioproximal pronoun (indicating proximity to the listener)
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
meantone temperament
meantone temperament
truth of the middle (all things are in a middle state, being void yet having temporary existence)
atmospheric concentration; aerial density; airborne concentration
half double crochet; HDC
middle and advanced age
highest ranking prostitute in Edo's Yoshiwara red-light district (from the Hōreki era onward)
middle frontal gyrus
Nagoya-size tatami mat (approx. 182 cm by 91 cm)
medium height geta
flying overnight; spending a night on a plane
anti-Chinese
medial moraine
mid-term business plan
Early Middle Japanese
Middle Chinese
during a game; in the middle of a match
oropharyngeal cancer; cancer of the oropharynx
while pregnant; during one's pregnancy
(currently) selected (item in a software interface)
China and India; Sino-Indian
on the run; on the lam
child in elementary or middle school
inside of a castle
taking a junior high school entrance exam
during next week; throughout next week; sometime next week
while in school; during one's student days; while attending school
(about) medium; middle; average
while driving; currently driving; in operation; under way; on stream
National Chung Cheng University
Shoko Chukin Bank (abbr); Central Bank for Commercial and Industrial Associations
Chukyo Bank, Limited
Chudenko Corporation
Chunichi Dragons (Japanese baseball team) (abbr)
temple pageboy
Examples (197 in total)
It is under review.
I'm on a hunger strike.
They are having dinner.