中士 zhōngshì sergeant Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zhōngshì sergeant · petty officer second class 中 zhōng nounadjective medium medium; intermediate; halfway between two extremes士 shì noun non-commissioned officer (bound form) a military rank below commissioned officers, such as sergeant or corporalzhōngshì person of average talent · practitioner of the middle capacity 中 zhōng nounadjective medium medium; intermediate; halfway between two extremes士 shì noun person (bound form) a person of a certain type, such as a professional or someone with a specific quality; also used as a polite title for a person, such as in 女士 nǚshìzhōngshì Zhongshi 中 zhōng nounadjective medium medium; intermediate; halfway between two extremes士 shì official (bound form) the lowest rank of the nobility in ancient China, positioned between the dafu (senior officials) and the common people; an official