Zhongyuan

Zhong·yuan
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/ˈt͡ʃɔŋ.jæn//ˈd͡ʒɔŋ.juˌɑn/

proper noun

Synonym of Ghost Festival.

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Meanings

Zhongyuan1

proper noun

alternative Chungyuan

  1. Synonym of Ghost Festival.

    Synonyms: Ghost Festival

Zhongyuan2

proper noun

alternative Chungyuan

  1. A district of Zhengzhou, Henan, China.

    The lockdown in Zhengzhou began early last week when people in more than a dozen neighborhoods in the central Zhongyuan district, west of the Foxconn factory, were told to stay at home, according to an official notice.

    2022 October 27, Chang Che, Amy Chang Chien, “China’s Latest Covid Lockdown Affects a Major iPhone Factory”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2022, The Coronavirus Pandemic
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    On the night of 19 April, Hou Zongbin, secretary of the Henan Provincial CPC Committee, Zhang Zhigang. member of the Henan Provincial CPC Committee, and leaders of the Henan Provincial Public Security Department and Zhengzhou City went to Zhongyuan District Public Security Bureau, Ludong Village Police Substation, Zhengzhou Railroad Public Security Bureau, Erqi District Public Security Bureau, Dehua Street Police Substation, and some other police substations in Zhengzhou City to inspect work and see police officers and policemen on duty there.

    1990 April 25 [1990 April 20], “Henan's Hou Zongbin Inspects Police Substation”, in Daily Report: China, number 080, sourced from Zhengzhou Henan Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 59, column 1

    As early as 2002, the People's Court of Zhongyuan District in Zhengzhou, He'nan^([sic – meaning Henan]) Province, a court at the basic level, issued Several Provisions on the Application of the Precedent Decisions Mechanism (Guanyu Shixing Xianli Panjue Zhidu de Ruogan Guiding), under which the adjudication committee of the court selected and issued precedent decisions.

    2012, Zhenbao Jin, “From a Supplementary Legislator to a Legitimate Judicial Lawmaker—On the Role of the Supreme People's Court in Developing the Law in Mainland China”, in Lei Chen, C.H. (Remco) van Rhee, editors, Towards a Chinese Civil Code: Comparative and Historical Perspectives, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, →ISBN, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 48
  2. Synonym of Central Plain: A region of China, on the Yellow River, the cradle of Chinese civilization

    Synonyms: Central Plain

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Ghost Festival.

proper nounSynonym of Central Plain: A region of China, on the Yellow River, the cradle of Chinese civilization

Origin

Zhongyuan · proper noun

  1. Chinese中元節 /中元节
  2. EnglishZhongyuan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 中元節 /中元节 (Zhōngyuánjié), from 中元 (Zhōngyuán, “central & fundamental”), a name for the 15th day of the 7th month of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, on which the festival is celebrated.

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Zhongyuan · proper noun

  1. Chinese中原
  2. EnglishZhongyuan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 中原 (Zhōngyuán).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 中原
  • 中原 (Zhōngyuán)district of Zhengzhou, China
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APA

Zhongyuan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhongyuan

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“Zhongyuan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhongyuan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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