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中间

zhōng jiānㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ

Sino-Vietnamese: TRUNG GIAN

Traditional: 中間

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1

Meaning(locality)

the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime

Examples

  • 站在中间的是我哥哥。

    zhàn zài zhōng jiān de shì wǒ gē ge.

    The one standing in the middle is my older brother.

  • 银行在超市和医院中间。

    yín háng zài chāo shì hé yī yuàn zhōng jiān.

    The bank is between the supermarket and the hospital.

  • 我们同学中间，他最高。

    wǒ men tóng xué zhōng jiān, tā zuì gāo.

    Among our classmates, he's the tallest.

Easily confused

  • 中介 — Vietnamese "trung gian" (intermediary) is 中介 in Chinese; 中间 just means "the middle".

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Stroke order

TRÚNG · 4 strokes

China; Chinese; surname Zhong

GIÁN · 7 strokes

between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms

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