之
中

Inside in Chinese: 之中 (zhī zhōng)

zhī zhōng

inside

HSK 3.0 Level 51 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1inside
  2. 2among
  3. 3in the midst of (doing sth)
  4. 4during

Stroke order

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之
中

Zhuyin

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ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 在这么多人之中，他最努力。

    zài zhè me duō rén zhī zhōng， tā zuì nǔ lì。

    Among so many people, he works the hardest.

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Related words

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

中

zhōng

within

中国

zhōng guó

China

中午

zhōng wǔ

noon

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

其中

qí zhōng

among

中文

zhōng wén

Chinese language

集中

jí zhōng

to concentrate

中介

zhōng jiè

to act as intermediary

中心

zhōng xīn

center

中旬

zhōng xún

middle third of a month

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