the middle of a play, during a play / within a television show

traditional Chinese medicine (science)

Kyūjitai form of 中国

a text written in Chinese / abbreviation of 中国文学 (chūgoku bungaku, “Chinese literature”)

Zhongwei (a prefecture-level city in Ningxia, China) / Clipping of 中衛府 (Chūefu).

during absence from home

Japanese cuisine, western cuisine, and Chinese cuisine, three principal cuisines in Japan

Short for 中折れ帽子 (nakaore bōshi, “fedora”) (felt hat)

the present, as a privileged moment in eternity

the truth being unknown due to conflicting accounts; a Rashomon-like situation