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中间

zhōng jiān

HSK 3.0 · Level 1 Old HSK · Level 3 Traditional 中間

Meaning

Built from 2 characters (中 + 间), 中间 reads zhōng jiān and sits in HSK 3.0 Level 1.

  1. the middle
  2. the inside
  3. in the middle
  4. within
  5. between
  6. among
  7. during
  8. in the meantime

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HSK 1 words — those sharing a character with 中间 come first.

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
中国 Zhōng guó China 1
中学 zhōng xué middle school 1
中学生 zhōng xué shēng middle-school student; high school student 1
中文 Zhōng wén Chinese language 1
时间 shí jiān (concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time 1
洗手间 xǐ shǒu jiān toilet; lavatory; washroom 1
房间 fáng jiān room; CL:間|间[jian1] 1
中午 zhōng wǔ noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4] 1

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