中
间
The middle in Chinese: 中间 (zhōng jiān)
zhōng jiān
the middle
HSK 3Traditional: 中間2 example sentences
Definitions
- 1the middle; the inside
- 2in the middle; within; between; among
- 3during; in the meantime
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中
间
Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄓㄨㄥ
zhōng
ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone
ㄐㄧㄢ
jiān
ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone
Simplified & traditional
中间
Simplified
中間
Traditional
Example sentences
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路中间有一辆卡车。
lù zhōng jiān yǒu yí liàng kǎ chē。
A truck was standing in the middle of the road.
老虎躺在笼子的中间。
lǎo hǔ tǎng zài lóng zi de zhōng jiān。
The tiger laid in the middle of the cage.
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