渝中

Yúzhōng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Yuzhong, the central district of Chongqing

Characters

Chongqing (its one-character name)

middle; central

Examples

HSK 6

渝中是重庆最老的城区，夹在长江和嘉陵江之间。

Yúzhōng shì Chóngqìng zuì lǎo de chéngqū, jiā zài Chángjiāng hé Jiālíng Jiāng zhījiān.

Yuzhong is the oldest part of Chongqing, squeezed between the Yangtze and the Jialing River.

HSK 7-9

我们住在渝中，离解放碑很近。

Wǒmen zhù zài Yúzhōng, lí Jiěfàngbēi hěn jìn.

We're staying in Yuzhong, close to Jiefangbei.

Tips

culture

渝 is the one-character name of Chongqing, so 渝中 is 'central Chongqing': the old city on the peninsula where the Jialing joins the Yangtze, with 解放碑 and 朝天门. Its full name is 渝中区.

Stroke Order

渝 Yú

中 zhōng