中间
zhōngjiānTraditional: 中間
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Translation
middle, centre, among, in between
Word origin
A compound of 中 (zhōng, centre) and 间 (jiān, space, gap), denoting the space at the middle of something.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 中 (zhōng, centre) + 间 (jiān, space)
Stroke order
中
间
Examples
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He is sitting in between us.
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There is a table in the middle of the room.
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Please stand in the centre.
座河。
There is a river between the two mountains.
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What happened in between?
中间 (zhōng jiān) means the middle or centre, and also the space among or between things. It locates something at the central point of a position or group.
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