中大

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
simp. and trad. (中大)		中	大
anagram		大中

Etymology

“Zhongda, Xingang, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China”

Short for 中山大學／中山大学 (Zhōngshān Dàxué, “Sun Yat-sen University”).

“Zhongda, Manchun, Jianghan District, Wuhan, Hubei, China”

Short for 中山大街 (Zhōngshān Dàjiē).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhōngdà

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄚˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zung¹ daai⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zuung¹ ai⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngdà
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongdà
    • Wade–Giles: Chung¹-ta⁴
    • Yale: Jūng-dà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongdah
    • Palladius: Чжунда (Čžunda)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zung¹ daai⁶
    • Yale: jūng daaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ daai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ dai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ taːi̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zuung¹ ai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵŋ³³ ai³²/

Proper noun

中大

1. University names:
   1. (Mainland China) Short for 中山大學／中山大学 (Zhōngshān Dàxué, “Sun Yat-sen University, in Mainland China”).
   2. (Hong Kong) Short for 香港中文大學／香港中文大学 (Xiānggǎng Zhōngwén Dàxué, “Chinese University of Hong Kong, in Hong Kong”).
   3. (Taiwan) Short for 國立中央大學／国立中央大学 (Guólì Zhōngyāng Dàxué, “National Central University, in Taiwan”).
2. Administrative region names:
   1. (～社區) Zhongda (a residential community of Xingang, Haizhu district, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, where the South Campus of the Sun Yat-sen University is located)
   2. (～社區) Zhongda (a residential community of Manchun, Jianghan district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)

Synonyms

• (Chinese University of Hong Kong): 港中大 (Gǎngzhōngdà)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	大
ちゅう Grade: 1	だい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Proper noun

中(ちゅう)大(だい) • (Chūdai) 

1. National Central University
2. Sun Yat-sen University
3. Chinese University of Hong Kong
4. Chuo University
5. Chung-Ang University