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中古

中古

Chinese

 
middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 ancient; old
simp. and trad.
(中古) 		中 古

Adjective

中古

  1. middle(-aged) (as in Middle English, Middle Chinese)

Noun

中古

  1. middle antiquity (from 3rd to 9th century)

Proper noun

中古

  1. the Middle Ages

Etymology 2

Wasei kango (和製漢語), from Japanese 中古 (ちゅうこ) ‎(chūko, “secondhand”)

Adjective

中古

  1. (Taiwan) used; second hand
Synonyms
  • (used, second hand): 第二手 (dì'èrshǒu)

Etymology 3

From 中 (zhōng, “Chinese; China; Sino-”) + 古 (gǔ, “Cuba; Cuban”)

Adjective

中古

  1. Sino-Cuban

Proper noun

中古

  1. China and Cuba

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中 古
ちゅう
Grade: 1 		こ
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

中古 ‎(hiragana ちゅうこ, romaji chūko)

  1. medieval times
  2. a secondhand or used item

Synonyms

  • (secondhand, used): セコハン ‎(sekohan), セコンドハンド ‎(sekondo-hando), セカンドハンド ‎(sekando-hando)

Korean

Hanja in this term
中 古

Noun

中古 • ‎(junggo) ‎(hangeul 중고)

  1. Hanja form? of 중고, “secondhand”.

Etymology

From 中 (zhōng, “middle”) + 古 (gǔ, “old”)

Pronunciation

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