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zhōng

middle; among

Usage note

”这个字可以用来表示间或在某一群体的位置。比如,你可以用它来描述一个物品的位置或者你在班级里的排名。

zhōng zhè gè zì kě yòng lái bǎo shí zhōng jiān huò zài mǒu qún tǐ zhōng de wèi zhī 。rú guǒ , nǐ kě yǐ yòng tā lái miáo shù yī gè wù pǐn de wèi zhī huò nǐ zài bān jí lǐ de páng ránɡ 。

"中" can be used to indicate the middle or a position among a group. For example, you can use it to describe the location of an item or your rank in class.

Context note

”常用于描述位置或排名。比如,你可以说‘间的书’或者‘间的学生’。在日常生活,我们也会用它来表示某个事物处于某种状态之

zhōng chánɡ yònɡ qū huì miáo shù wèi zhī huò pánbǐnɡ 。rú guǒ , nǐ kě yǐ shuō ‘zhōnjiānde shū ’ huò ‘zhōnjiānde xuéshēng ’ 。zài rì cháng shēnghuo lǐ , wǒ men yě huì yònɡ tā lái bǎo shí mǒu gè wùtǐ chǔ yú zǒnɡměn zhuàngtài zhī zhōng 。

"中" is commonly used to describe positions or rankings. For example, you can say '中间的书' (the middle book) or '中间的学生' (the student in the middle). In daily life, we also use it to indicate that something is in a certain state.

5 examples

这本书在间。
zhè běn shū zài zhōng jiān。
This book is in the middle.
他是等生。
tā shì zhōng děng shēng。
He is an average student.
间的花儿最漂亮。
zhōng jiān de huā ér zuì piào liang。
The flower in the middle is the most beautiful.
餐是国的传统饮食。
zhōng cān shì zhōng guó de chuán tǒng yǐn shí。
Chinese cuisine is China's traditional food.
间的桌子是最大的。
zhōng jiān de zhuō zi shì zuì dà de。
The table in the middle is the largest.

5 mini stories

小明把书放在书架间,这样看起来很整齐。
xiǎo míng bǎ shū fàng zài shū jià zhōng jiān, zhè yàng kàn qǐ lái hěn zhěng qí。
Xiaoming placed the book in the middle of the bookshelf, making it look neat.
妈妈说小华是班里的等生。
mā ma shuō xiǎo huá shì bān lǐ de zhōng děng shēng。
Mom said Xiaohua is an average student in the class.
爸爸把菜分成两份,一份给爷爷,一份放在间。
bà ba bǎ cài fēn chéng liǎng fèn, yí fèn gěi yé ye, yí fèn fàng zài zhōng jiān。
Dad divided the food into two portions, one for Grandpa and one in the middle.
姐姐说她最喜欢间的那朵花。
jiě jie shuō tā zuì xǐ huan zhōng jiān de nà duǒ huā。
The sister said she liked the flower in the middle best.
老师把试卷放在讲台间,让大家都能看到。
lǎo shī bǎ shì juàn fàng zài jiǎng tái zhōng jiān, ràng dà jiā dōu néng kàn dào。
The teacher placed the test paper in the middle of the lectern so everyone could see it.

Mini dialogue

在学校中

A
在学校,你最喜欢什么课?
Zài xuéxiào zhōng, nǐ zuì xǐhuan shénme kè?
Among your school subjects, which do you like most?
B
在学校,我最喜欢体育课。
Zài xuéxiào zhōng, wǒ zuì xǐhuan tǐyù kè.
Among my school subjects, I like PE the most.

在家中

A
你周末喜欢做什么?
Nǐ zhōumò xǐhuan zuò shénme?
What do you like to do on weekends?
B
我周末喜欢在家看书。
Wǒ zhōumò xǐhuan zài jiā zhōng kàn shū.
I like reading books at home on weekends.

Related words and contrasts

similar
nèi
inside

Both can mean 'in' or 'within'.

opposite
wài
outside

中 means middle or inside; 外 means outside.

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