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| Pronunciation |
: |
zhōng |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- centre; middle; mid. (n)
- in; among; amidst. (n)
- in the process of. (n)
- Chinese; China ( 中国 ). (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
丨 |
| Strokes |
: |
4 |
| Traditional |
: |
中 |
| Usage |
: |
83.5% |
| Notes |
: |
also as zhòng |
|
Sentences:
| 1. I was standing in between the both of them. |
| wǒ |
zhàn |
zài |
tā |
liǎ |
zhōng |
jiān |
。 |
| 我 |
站 |
在 |
他 |
俩 |
中 |
间 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 站 |
: |
stand |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 他俩 |
: |
they two |
| 中间 |
: |
between, among |
|
| 2. upper, middle, lower. |
| shàng |
、 |
zhōng |
、 |
xià |
。 |
| 上 |
、 |
中 |
、 |
下 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 上 |
: |
upper, top |
| 中 |
: |
middle |
| 下 |
: |
lower, bottom |
|
| 3. The fishing boat foundered in a hurricane. |
| yú |
chuán |
yú |
bào |
fēng |
yǔ |
zhōng |
chén |
mò |
。 |
| 渔 |
船 |
于 |
暴 |
风 |
雨 |
中 |
沉 |
没 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 渔船 |
: |
fishing boat |
| 于 |
: |
at |
| 暴风雨 |
: |
hurricane |
| 风 |
: |
wind |
| 雨 |
: |
rain |
| 中 |
: |
in, amidst |
| 沉没 |
: |
founder |
|
| 4. He jumped into the water. |
| tā |
tiào |
rù |
shuǐ |
zhōng |
。 |
| 他 |
跳 |
入 |
水 |
中 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 跳 |
: |
jump |
| 入 |
: |
into |
| 水 |
: |
water |
| 中 |
: |
in, amidst |
|
| 5. The meeting is in progress. |
| huì |
yì |
zài |
jìn |
xíng |
zhōng |
。 |
| 会 |
议 |
在 |
进 |
行 |
中 |
。 |
|
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| 会议 |
: |
meeting |
| 在 |
: |
(adverb) used to indicate action in progress; still |
| 进行 |
: |
carry out |
| 中 |
: |
in the progress |
|
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