(qí zhōng) - among them, in it, of which in Mandarin
qízhōngTraditional: 其中
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
其
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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