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    Expressing 'central' with 中央 (zhōngyāng)

    Description & Modification
    Location & Position

    Structure

    中央 + Noun

    Explanation

    中央 (zhōngyāng) means "central" or "the center" and is frequently used in political and organizational contexts in Chinese. It often appears in terms like 中央政府 (central government) or 中共中央 (Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party). As a noun or modifier, it indicates the highest level or core of an institution.

    Examples

    • 中央政府出台了一系列新的经济政策。

      Zhōngyāng zhèngfǔ chūtáile yī xìliè xīn de jīngjì zhèngcè.

      The central government has introduced a series of new economic policies.

    • 这条路直通城市的中央广场。

      Zhè tiáo lù zhítōng chéngshì de zhōngyāng guǎngchǎng.

      This road leads straight to the city's central square.

    • 中央电视台每天晚上播放新闻联播。

      Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái měitiān wǎnshang bōfàng Xīnwén Liánbō.

      China Central Television broadcasts the evening news every night.

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