之中
zhī zhōngㄓ ㄓㄨㄥ
Sino-Vietnamese: CHI TRUNG
Traditional: 之中
HSK 3.0 · 4
Meaning(locality)
inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during
Pattern: (在) + noun/verb + 之中; more formal than 中 or 里.
Examples
在这些学生之中,她汉语最好。
zài zhè xiē xué shēng zhī zhōng, tā hàn yǔ zuì hǎo.
Among these students, her Chinese is the best.
这件事还在讨论之中。
zhè jiàn shì hái zài tǎo lùn zhī zhōng.
This matter is still under discussion.
三个人之中只有一个人会开车。
sān gè rén zhī zhōng zhǐ yǒu yí gè rén huì kāi chē.
Only one of the three can drive.
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Stroke order
CHI · 3 strokes
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it
TRÚNG · 4 strokes
China; Chinese; surname Zhong
Related words
- 之 zhī — (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it
- 分之 fēn zhī — (indicating a fraction)
- 总之 zǒng zhī — in a word; in short; in brief
- 当务之急 dāng wù zhī jí — top priority job; matter of vital importance
- 反之 fǎn zhī — on the other hand...; conversely...
- 总而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī — in short; in a word; in brief
- 后顾之忧 hòu gù zhī yōu — fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
- 天伦之乐 tiān lún zhī lè — family love and joy; domestic bliss