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Words starting with Z

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志愿者zhì yuàn zhěvolunteer 制造zhì zàoto manufacture; to make 制作zhì zuòto make; to manufacture 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center 终zhōngend; finish 钟zhōnga (large) bell (CL:架[jià]); clock (CL:座[zuò])种zhǒngseed; species 众zhòng(bound form) crowd; multitude; (bound form) many; numerous 中部zhōng bùmiddle part; central section 中餐zhōng cānlunch; Chinese meal; Chinese food 重大zhòng dàgreat; important 中国Zhōng guóChina 中华民族Zhōng huá mín zúthe Chinese nation; the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in China)中级zhōng jímiddle level (in a hierarchy)中间zhōng jiānthe middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among 中年zhōng niánmiddle age 重视zhòng shìto attach importance to sth; to value 中文Zhōng wénChinese language 中午zhōng wǔnoon; midday 中小学zhōng xiǎo xuémiddle and elementary school 中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core 中学zhōng xuémiddle school 中学生zhōng xué shēngmiddle-school student; high school student 重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major 中医zhōng yītraditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine 终于zhōng yúat last; in the endIn context 种子zhǒng ziseed; CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì]周zhōuto make a circuit; to circle 周末zhōu mòweekendIn context 周年zhōu niánanniversary; annual 周围zhōu wéienvirons; surroundings; periphery 猪zhūhog; pig 主zhǔowner; master 住zhùto live; to dwell 助zhùto help; to assist 注zhùto register; to annotate 祝zhùto pray for; to wish (sb bon voyage, happy birthday etc)主持zhǔ chíto take charge of; to manage or direct 主动zhǔ dòngto take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord 住房zhù fánghousing 主人zhǔ rénmaster; host 主任zhǔ rèndirector; head 主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary 主意zhǔ yiplan; idea 注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to 住院zhù yuànto be in hospital; to be hospitalized 主张zhǔ zhāngto advocate; to stand for 抓zhuāto grab; to catch 抓住zhuā zhùto grab hold of; to capture 转zhuǎisee 轉文|转文[zhuǎi wén]专zhuānfor a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing 转变zhuǎn biànto change; to transform 专家zhuān jiāexpert; specialist 专门zhuān ménspecialist; specialized 专题zhuān tíspecific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc); article, report or program etc on a specific topic 专业zhuān yèspecialty; specialized field 装zhuāngadornment; to adorn 状zhuàngaccusation; suit 状况zhuàng kuàngcondition; state; situation; CL:個|个[gè]状态zhuàng tàicondition; state; state of affairs; CL:個|个[gè]