相中

xiāngzhòng
verb #31,745

Meanings

  1. 1 to take a fancy to
  2. 2 to pick out (after looking over)
  3. 3 to settle on

Examples

Tā zài shāngchǎng xiāngzhòng le yī jiàn wàitào.
She picked out a coat she liked at the mall.
Jīnglǐ yī yǎn jiù xiāngzhòng le zhè ge niánqīngrén.
The manager took a liking to this young man at first sight.

Tips

usage
Note the second-tone-then-fourth-tone reading: (xiāng, look at) + (zhòng, hit the mark). The here means 'to hit the target' — same as in 中奖 (win a prize), not the 'middle' reading. Taiwan often pronounces it xiàngzhòng.
mistakes
Don't read as xiāngzhōng — when means 'hit/strike', it's always fourth tone.

Stroke Order

xiāng
zhōng