央 [－]

Jyutping joeng1
Pinyin yīng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    ^†Only used in 央央.

央 [－]

Jyutping joeng1
Pinyin yāng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. center/end/to beg/to plead/to run out
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    中間​，​正中
    at the centre; at the middle of
    • 中央
      中央
      zung1 joeng1
      centre; central
  2. 語素
    懇請​；​乞求
    to plead; to beg for
    • 央求
      央求
      joeng1 kau4
      to plead
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    a surname
  2. character
    center; middle
  3. character
    to end; to finish
  4. character
    calamity; disaster
  5. character
    to beg; to plead; to implore
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. center, conclude, run out
  2. beg
  3. Cangjie Input
    LBK
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级汉字表 #262
  2. HSK3 高等手写字表 #421

央 [－]

Jyutping jing1
Pinyin yāng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. center
  2. end
  3. to beg
  4. to plead
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. bright/tinkling/jangling
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    城市中央有一座公园。
    城市中央有一座公園。
    chéng shì zhōng yāng yǒu yī zuò gōng yuán 。
    • There is a park in the middle of the city.
    • There's a park in the town centre.
  2. Mandarin
    公车突然在路中央停下来。
    公車突然在路中央停下來。
    gōng chē tū rán zài lù zhōng yāng tíng xià lái 。
    • The bus stopped suddenly in the middle of the street.
  3. Mandarin
    中央公园在哪个方向？
    中央公園在哪個方向？
    zhōng yāng gōng yuán zài nǎ ge fāng xiàng ？
    • Which way is Central Park?
  4. Mandarin
    图书馆位于市中央。
    圖書館位於市中央。
    tú shū guǎn wèi yú shì zhōng yāng 。
    • The library is in the middle of the city.
    • The library is in the center of the city.
  5. Mandarin
    园丁在花园的中央种了一棵玫瑰树。
    園丁在花園的中央種了一棵玫瑰樹。
    yuán dīng zài huā yuán de zhōng yāng zhǒng le yī kē méi guī shù 。
    • The gardener planted a rose tree in the middle of the garden.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    中共中央政治局常委一般有五至九人。
    中共中央政治局常委一般有五至九人。
    zung1 gung6 zung1 joeng1 zing3 zi6 guk6 soeng4 wai2 jat1 bun1 jau5 ng5 zi3 gau2 jan4.
    • CCP's Politburo Standing Committee typically consists of 5 to 9 members.
  2. Cantonese
    中央集权
    中央集權
    zung1 joeng1 zaap6 kyun4
    • centralisation of power
    • centralization
  3. Cantonese
    地方政府受到中央政府嘅箝制。
    地方政府受到中央政府嘅箝制。
    dei6 fong1 zing3 fu2 sau6 dou3 zung1 joeng1 zing3 fu2 ge3 kim4 zai3.
    • The local government is suppressed by the central government.
  4. Cantonese
    中央干预地方行政。
    中央干預地方行政。
    zung1 joeng1 gon1 jyu6 dei6 fong1 hang4 zing3.
    • The central government intervened in the local governments' administration.
  5. Cantonese
    我男朋友系个中央空调，搞到我成日都好不安。
    我男朋友係個中央空調，搞到我成日都好不安。
    ngo5 naam4 pang4 jau5 hai6 go3 zung1 joeng1 hung1 tiu4, gaau2 dou3 ngo5 sing4 jat6 dou1 hou2 bat1 on1
    • My boyfriend is too nice and kind to every girl around him, which makes me insecure all the time.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    党中央办事，总是同地方商量，不同地方商量从来不冒下命令。
    黨中央辦事，總是同地方商量，不同地方商量從來不冒下命令。
    dǎng zhōng yāng bàn shì ， zǒng shì tóng dì fāng shāng liang ， bù tóng dì fāng shāng liang cóng lái bù mào xià mìng lìng ．
    • It is the practice of the Central Committee of the Party to consult the local authorities on the matters to be taken up; it never hastily issues orders without prior consultation.
  2. Mandarin
    在球场中央
    在球場中央
    zài qiú chǎng zhōng yāng
    • in the centre of the field
  3. Mandarin
    在马路中央
    在馬路中央
    zài mǎ lù zhōng yāng
    • in the middle of the road
  4. Mandarin
    中央广播电视塔
    中央廣播電視塔
    zhōng yāng guǎng bō diàn shì tǎ
    • Central Radio & TV Tower
  5. Mandarin
    中共中央宣传部
    中共中央宣傳部
    zhōng gòng zhōng yāng xuān chuán bù
    • Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China