No. 201 in Chinese
中央
"Central" or "center."
In a sentence
中央政府正在制定新政策。
The central government is formulating new policies.
In this sentence, '中央' refers to 'central' in the context of being the main or most important government authority, the central government.
房间的中央摆放了一张圆桌。
A round table is placed in the center of the room.
Here, '中央' indicates the exact middle of a space, the center of the room in this case.
中央电视台是一个全国性的广播公司。
The Central Television Station is a nationwide broadcasting company.
In this instance, '中央' is part of a compound proper noun referring to the national-level identity of a media organization, emphasizing its centralized nature.
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