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(qí zhōng) - among them, in it, of which in Mandarin

zhōng

Traditional: 其中

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HSK 4
#643 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

among them, in it, of which

Word origin

其中 (qí zhōng) reads 'within that'. 其 (qí) is the demonstrative 'that' or 'its', and 中 (zhōng) is a pictograph of a line through the centre of an enclosure, meaning 'middle' or 'within'. The phrase means 'among them' or 'of which'.

Origin
compound
Root
其 (qí, that) + 中 (zhōng, middle)

Stroke order

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Stroke order for 中

Examples

One of them is mine.

Someone among them was late.

The reasons behind it are complex.

Two of them are my friends.

One of the questions is very difficult.

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This word is part of lesson 13.