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Expressing "within (it/them)" with 其中 ("qi2zhong1")

其中 qízhōng

Noun
HSK 4

Structure

Category / Group / Context + 其中

Translations

  • among

Definition

意思是‘在其中’、‘在那里’或‘在那里面’，指代前面提到的一个群体或范围中的部分或整体。

Means 'within it/them' or 'among them', referring to part or all of a previously mentioned group or scope.

Usage

常用于句中，作为宾语或定语，前面通常有明确的范围或群体。可放在动词后或名词前，有时与‘的’连用。

Commonly used in sentences as an object or attributive, usually after a clear scope or group. It can be placed after a verb or before a noun, sometimes with '的'.

Examples

  • 1 这些书有很多，其中我最喜欢这本。 (There are many books, among which I like this one the most.)
  • 2 我们班有五十个学生，其中三十个是女生。 (Our class has fifty students, of whom thirty are girls.)
  • 3 他提出了几个建议，其中一个是关于环保的。 (He made several suggestions, one of which is about environmental protection.)
  • 4 博物馆里展出了许多文物，其中一些来自唐代。 (The museum exhibits many cultural relics, some of which are from the Tang Dynasty.)
  • 5 这个方案有几个问题，其中预算不足是最关键的。 (This plan has several problems, among which insufficient budget is the most critical.)

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