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doctrine of the mean; golden mean; a mean course; a middle course; the happy medium

zhōng yōng zhī dào

中 庸 之 道

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n.derogdoctrine of the mean; golden mean; a mean course; a middle course; the happy medium
- tā xuān chēng zì jǐ yán shǒu zhōng yōng zhī dào
  他宣称自己严守中庸之道。
  He called himself "middle of the road".
- tā jiāng zài hé píng hé gé mìng zhī jiān cǎi qǔ zhōng yōng zhī dào
  他将在和平和革命之间采取中庸之道。
  He will steer a middle course between pacifism and revolution.
- wǒ bù yào tài fù yě bù yào chì pín zhǐ yào guò de qù de zhōng yōng zhī dào
  我不要太富，也不要赤贫，只要过得去的中庸之道。
  Don't give me great wealth or utter poverty, but the golden mean.

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