中间/中間 zhōngjiān — the middle, in between

Meanings

1. 1

   the middle, in between

   The centre of something, or the space between two things. For "between A and B" Chinese says A 和 B 中间, with the two named first.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 中

  zhōng (first tone, high and level) zhòng (fourth tone, falling)

  middle, centre; in, among, within; China (in 中国); (zhòng) to hit the mark, to be hit by

  4 strokes⿻口丨Radical 丨

Example sentences

• 银行在超市和图书馆中间。/銀行在超市和圖書館中間。Yínháng (second tone, rising) zài (fourth tone, falling) chāoshì (first tone, high and level) hé (second tone, rising) túshūguǎn (second tone, rising) zhōngjiān. (first tone, high and level)···

  The bank is between the supermarket and the library.

• 请坐在中间那个位子上。/請坐在中間那個位子上。Qǐng (third tone, dipping) zuò (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling) zhōngjiān (first tone, high and level) nàge (fourth tone, falling) wèizi (fourth tone, falling) shàng. (fourth tone, falling)···

  Please sit in the middle seat.

Similar words

Words containing 中

• 中国/中國Zhōngguó (first tone, high and level)China
• 中文Zhōngwén (first tone, high and level)Chinese (the language, especially written)
• 中午zhōngwǔ (first tone, high and level)midday, noon