中庸之道

zhōng yōng zhī dào

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Definitions

1. doctrine of the mean
2. moderation in all things

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Child Words of 中庸之道

• 中 中 zhōng: within
• 中 中 zhòng: to hit (the mark)
• 中庸 中庸 zhōng yōng: the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[sì shū]
• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 道 道 dào: road
• 庸 庸 yōng: ordinary