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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

中庸 [zhōngyōng]
  1. 1. adjective mediocre

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

中庸 [zhōngyōng]
  1. 1. the golden mean (of the Confucian school);moderation
  2. 2. [literary expression] of ordinary talent; common; mediocre)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

中庸 [zhōngyōng]
  1. 1. 我国儒家的最高道德标准,主张折中调和,处事无过无不及
    中庸之道。
  2. 2. 《礼记》的一篇,南宋朱熹把它同《大学》《论语》《孟子》合称"四书"。
  3. 3. 形 [文] 德才平庸
    中庸之人。

Examples

《大学》、《中庸》、《论语》、《孟子》通称“四书”。 通称
他为人中庸, 喜欢折中主义。
He is quite ordinary, and prefers eclectisism. 折中主义
中庸
中庸之人。 中庸
仁者,人也;义者,宜也。
(《中庸》) Benevolence is acting like a human being; righteousness is doing what is right.

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