# 中庸 (zhōngyōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 中庸 (zhōngyōng) means “golden mean; moderate; mediocre”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: golden mean; moderate; mediocre
- Pinyin: zhōngyōng (zhong1 yong1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他处事的态度比较中庸。
  Tā chǔshì de tàidù bǐjiào zhōngyōng.
  His approach to handling things is quite moderate.

## Characters

- [中](https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-middle/) (zhōng): middle; center
- 庸 (yōng): ordinary; to use

https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-yong-golden-mean/

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