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中间
zhōng jiān
Meaning
- the middle; the inside
- in the middle; within; between; among
- during; in the meantime
Definition
指两端之间或中心位置，也可指时间或过程的中间阶段。
Refers to the position between two ends or the center, also the middle stage of time or process.
Usage
常用作名词或方位词，可表示空间、时间、数量、程度等的中间位置。在句子中常作主语、宾语、定语。
Often used as a noun or locative word, indicating the middle position in space, time, quantity, degree, etc. In sentences, it often serves as subject, object, or attributive.
Examples
- 1 河中间有座小岛。 (There is a small island in the middle of the river.)
- 2 会议中间他出去了。 (He went out in the middle of the meeting.)
- 3 他站在中间。 (He is standing in the middle.)
- 4 中间有几个数字。 (There are several numbers in the middle.)
- 5 他们中间有一个人缺席。 (One of them is absent.)
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