1. China
またすぐ中国に帰ります。I will return to China again soon.
2. Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
3. central part of a country; main region
4. province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
also read ちゅうこく