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中間
zhōngjiān
Description
“中間”是指两个东西的中间位置，也可以指两件事之间的时间。
"中間" refers to the middle position between two things, or the time between two events.
比如我们说房间的中间，或者两节课的中间休息。
For example, we say the middle of a room, or the break between two classes.
Meanings
中間zhōngjiān
the middle; the center position
他坐在我们两个人的中间。
He sat between the two of us.
中間zhōngjiān
in between; midway (in time or process)
两节课中間有十分钟休息。
There is a ten-minute break between the two classes.
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Notes
- Etymology
中 (middle) + 間 (space/interval), literally the space in the middle.
- Nuance
中間 stresses the physical or temporal middle; 中心 stresses a focal center.
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