正中

zhèngzhōng

noun #9,236

Meanings

Tā zhàn zài wǔtái zhèngzhōng.

He stood right in the center of the stage.

Zǐdàn zhèngzhòng mùbiāo.

The bullet hit the target dead on.

Bǎ huà guà zài qiáng de zhèngzhōng.

Hang the painting right in the center of the wall.

mistakes

正中 has two pronunciations: zhèngzhōng (noun, 'dead center') and zhèngzhòng (verb, 'to hit right on target'). The verb form uses 4th tone on 中.

usage

正中下怀 (zhèngzhòngxiàhuái) is an idiom meaning 'exactly what one hoped for' — literally 'hit right in the heart.'

正 zhèng

中 zhōng