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title: "Zhongdeng Meaning: 中等 (zhōngděng) Means “medium”"
description: "中等 (zhōngděng) means “medium; middling; average”. Hear its tones, see what 中 and 等 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhongdeng"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 中等 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

中等 zhōngděng

## medium; middling; average

## Its characters

1. 中 zhōng middle
2. 等 děng to wait

## In a sentence

他个子中等，不胖不瘦。 He is of medium height, neither fat nor thin.

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## More words with 中 or 等

- [初中 chūzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzhong)
- [从中 cóngzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congzhong)
- [当中 dāngzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangzhong)
- [等待 děngdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dengdai)
- [等到 děngdào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dengdao)
- [等候 děnghòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/denghou)
- [等于 děngyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dengyu)
- [高等 gāoděng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaodeng)
- [高中 gāozhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaozhong)
- [集中 jízhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jizhong)

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