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Expressing "among" with 当中 ("dang1zhong1")

当中 dāngzhōng

Noun
HSK 4

Structure

Group / Process + 当中

Translations

  • among

Definition

当中表示“在……之中”，用于指示一个群体或范围中的某一个或某些。

当中 means "among", used to indicate one or some within a group or a range.

Usage

通常用在名词或名词短语之后，表示该名词所指的事物或人处于某个群体、范围或时间段内。例如："学生当中"（among students），"一年当中"（during the year）。

It is usually placed after a noun or noun phrase, indicating that the thing or person referred to by the noun is within a certain group, range, or time period. For example: "among students", "during the year".

Examples

  • 1 这些学生当中，只有三个人通过了考试。 (Among these students, only three passed the exam.)
  • 2 一年当中，我最喜欢春天。 (During the year, I like spring the most.)
  • 3 这些书当中，哪一本是你的？ (Among these books, which one is yours?)
  • 4 我们当中，没有人知道答案。 (Among us, no one knows the answer.)
  • 5 在所有的选项当中，这个是最好的。 (Among all the options, this one is the best.)

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