正中 zhèng zhōng middle / center / right in the middle or center / nub syn 弱小 ruò xiǎo small and weak / puny / the small and weak / children / women and children syn 慈爱 慈愛 cí ài love / devotion (to children) / affection, esp. towards children syn 中锋 中鋒 zhōng fēng (sports) midfielder / (basketball) center / (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋[zheng4feng1] 站长 站長 zhàn zhǎng person in charge of a train station 車站|车站[che1 zhan4] (stationmaster), website 網站|网站[wang3 zhan4] (webmaster), volunteer center 志工站[zhi4 gong1 zhan4] (center manager), etc 少年宫 少年宮 shào nián gōng Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities 信息中心 xìn xī zhōng xīn information center / abbr. for 中國人權民運信息中心|中国人权民运信息中心[Zhong1 guo2 ren2 quan2 min2 yun4 xin4 xi1 zhong1 xin1], Information center for human rights and democracy, Hong Kong 娱乐中心 娛樂中心 yú lè zhōng xīn amusement park / recreation center / entertainment center 商业中心 商業中心 shāng yè zhōng xīn business center / commerce center 六一儿童节 六一兒童節 liù yī ér tóng jié Children's Day (June 1st), PRC national holiday for children under 14 中 zhōng within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right syn 老 lǎo prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough / unicode compatibility variant of 老 syn 心 xīn heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] syn 中心 zhōng xīn center / heart / core syn 当中 當中 dāng zhōng among / in the middle / in the center syn 中央 zhōng yāng central / middle / center / central authorities (of a state) syn 商场 商場 shāng chǎng shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium / CL:家[jia1] / the business world syn 大小 dà xiǎo large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate syn 市中心 shì zhōng xīn city center / downtown 市区 市區 shì qū urban district / downtown / city center syn 童话 童話 tóng huà children's fairy tales 围绕 圍繞 wéi rào to revolve around / to center on (an issue) syn 圣地 聖地 shèng dì holy land (of a religion) / sacred place / shrine / holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc) / center of historic interest 玩耍 wán shuǎ to play (as children do) / to amuse oneself syn 拘留所 jū liú suǒ detention center / prison syn 收容所 shōu róng suǒ temporary shelter / hospice / refuge (e.g. for animals) / detention center 重心 zhòng xīn center of gravity / central core / main part syn 戒毒所 jiè dú suǒ drug rehabilitation center 子女 zǐ nǚ children / sons and daughters syn 儿女 兒女 ér nǚ children / sons and daughters / a young man and a young woman (in love) syn 司令部 sī lìng bù headquarters / military command center 跟前 gēn qian (of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one syn 哈利波特 hā lì bō tè Harry Potter (children's book character) 中枢 中樞 zhōng shū center / hub / the central administration syn 看守所 kān shǒu suǒ detention center syn 商城 shāng chéng shopping center / department store syn 纳尼亚 納尼亞 nà ní yà Narnia, children's fantasy world in stories by C.S. Lewis 亲情 親情 qīn qíng affection / family love / love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children syn 滑梯 huá tī (children's) sliding board / a slide 膝下 xī xià at the knee (in reference to children) / (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents) syn 三军 三軍 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force syn 边远 邊遠 biān yuǎn far from the center / remote / outlying syn 生养 生養 shēng yǎng to bring up (children) / to raise / to bear syn 回收站 huí shōu zhàn recycling center / waste materials collection depot / (computing) recycle bin 闹市 鬧市 nào shì downtown area / city center 保育 bǎo yù to look after (children) / childcare / to protect (wildlife, cultural heritage etc) / conservation syn 生子 shēng zǐ to give birth to a child or children 家小 jiā xiǎo wife and children / wife syn 超生 chāo shēng (Buddhism) to be reincarnated / (fig.) to be lenient / to spare sb / to have more children than allowed under family planning policy syn 人中 rén zhōng philtrum / infranasal depression / the "human center" acupuncture point 儿童节 兒童節 ér tóng jié Children's Day 娃儿 娃兒 wá ér children (colloquial) syn 童装 童裝 tóng zhuāng children's clothing syn 压岁钱 壓歲錢 yā suì qián money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve 家眷 jiā juàn one's wife and children syn 转椅 轉椅 zhuàn yǐ swivel chair / children's roundabout 牛棚 niú péng cowshed / makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution / (baseball) bullpen 集散地 jí sàn dì distribution center 童趣 tóng qù qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment) syn 怕生 pà shēng fear of strangers / to be afraid of strangers (of small children) syn 网点 網點 wǎng diǎn (computing) node in a network / (commerce) sales outlet / branch / service center / (illustration) screentone / halftone dot 皇城 huáng chéng Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center 重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town / (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) syn 圆心 圓心 yuán xīn center of circle 正当中 正當中 zhèng dāng zhōng dead center / the very middle syn 妇幼 婦幼 fù yòu women and children 王孙 王孫 wáng sūn children of the nobility syn 入学率 入學率 rù xué lǜ percentage of children who enter school 妻子 qī zǐ wife and children syn 服务中心 服務中心 fú wù zhōng xīn service center 孩子们 孩子們 hái zi men children 研究中心 yán jiū zhōng xīn research center 购物中心 購物中心 gòu wù zhōng xīn shopping center 活动中心 活動中心 huó dòng zhōng xīn activity center / CL:處|处[chu4] 呼叫中心 hū jiào zhōng xīn call center 客户服务中心 客戶服務中心 kè hù fú wù zhōng xīn customer service center 指挥中心 指揮中心 zhǐ huī zhōng xīn command center 发展研究中心 發展研究中心 fā zhǎn yán jiū zhōng xīn Development Research Center (PRC State Council institution) 少儿不宜 少兒不宜 shào ér bù yí not suitable for children 中心点 中心點 zhōng xīn diǎn center / central point / focus 洗浴中心 xǐ yù zhōng xīn bathing and recreation center 教子 jiào zǐ to educate one's children / godson 生育能力 shēng yù néng lì fertility / ability to have children 五方 wǔ fāng the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center / all parts / China and the lands beyond its frontiers syn 小熊维尼 小熊維尼 xiǎo xióng wéi ní Winnie-the-Pooh (bear character in children's stories by A. A. Milne adapted by Disney) 失学儿童 失學儿童 shī xué r tóng out-of-school children 医学中心 醫學中心 yī xué zhōng xīn medical center 小人书 小人書 xiǎo rén shū children's picture story book / CL:本[ben3] syn 天台山 tiān tāi shān Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[Tian1 tai2 zong1] 惊风 驚風 jīng fēng infantile convulsion (illness affecting children esp. under the age of five, marked by muscular spasms) 相夫教子 xiàng fū jiào zǐ to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom) / the traditional roles of a good wife 叶圣陶 葉聖陶 yè shèng táo Ye Shengtao (1894-1988), writer and editor, known esp. for children's books 家训 家訓 jiā xùn instructions to one's children / family precepts 联合国儿童基金会 聯合國兒童基金會 lián hé guó ér tóng jī jīn huì United Nations Children's Fund / UNICEF 国际儿童节 國際兒童節 guó jì ér tóng jié International Children's Day (June 1) 六亲 六親 liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin syn 靶心 bǎ xīn center of target / bull's eye 银楼 銀樓 yín lóu silverware store / jewelry center 转运站 轉運站 zhuǎn yùn zhàn distribution depot / staging post / transit center 