Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
中间
zhōngjiān
Description
“中间”指两个东西的当中，也可以指一段时间里的中段。
比如你坐在两个朋友的中间，或者一件事进行到中间。
Meanings
中间zhōngjiān
in the middle; between two things
我坐在他们两个中间。
中间zhōngjiān
the center; middle part
请把桌子放在房间中间。
中间zhōngjiān
during; in the course of a period
这中间他一直没说话。
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Notes
- Etymology
中 (middle) + 间 (space/interval), literally the space in the middle.
- Nuance
often paired with 在...中间 to mean 'between' or 'among'.
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