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title: "Zhongxun Meaning: 中旬 (zhōngxún) Means “middle ten days of a month”"
description: "中旬 (zhōngxún) means “middle ten days of a month”. Hear its tones, see what 中 and 旬 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhongxun"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 中旬 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

中旬 zhōngxún

## middle ten days of a month

## Its characters

1. 中 zhōng middle
2. 旬 xún period of ten days

## In a sentence

我们下个月中旬去旅行。 We're going on a trip in the middle of next month.

十二月**中旬**，斜对面的无人便利店开业了。

From [无人便利店 · The unstaffed convenience store](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-unstaffed-convenience-store#library-word-3-5)

[More about 中旬](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B8%AD%E6%97%AC)

## More words with 中 or 旬

- [初中 chūzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzhong)
- [从中 cóngzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congzhong)
- [当中 dāngzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangzhong)
- [高中 gāozhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gaozhong)
- [集中 jízhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jizhong)
- [空中 kōngzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongzhong)
- [其中 qízhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/qizhong)
- [下旬 xiàxún](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaxun)
- [之中 zhīzhōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhizhong)
- [中餐 zhōngcān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhongcan)

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