The middle in Chinese: 中间 (zhōng jiān)

zhōng jiān

the middle

HSK 3Traditional: 中間2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1the middle; the inside
  2. 2in the middle; within; between; among
  3. 3during; in the meantime

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

/ zh/ u/ eng/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

/ j/ i/ 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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