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Summary: Learn how to write "inside the mountain" in Chinese characters for the poem "Seeking the Hermit But No Meeting" with expert Chinese language tips in this free online Chinese characters video clip.
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Esther-Xiaohua Liu Esther-Xiaohua Liu is currently a graduate student and teaching assistant with a major in Chinese Literature and Languages at The University of Massachusetts,... read more
This word is zhong. Zhong. Zhong. The first tone. "Zhong" means "inside" or "the center." Here in this poem, it means "inside." For example, if we say, "Shan zhong." Remember shan - the mountain - zhong. "Shan zhong" means "inside the mountain." It's write in this way: first you write this, and then exactly in the center. Ok? As you know, "China" in Chinese, we say, "Zhong guo." "Zhong guo" means "China." People's Republic of China. Zhong guo. See, "zhong" here means "the center" because in ancient China, people believed that China is the center country of the world. That's why they call themselves "Zhong guo." But here in this poem, "zhong" just "inside."