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中间 (中間)

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  • [zhōngjiān]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

中间 [zhōngjiān]
  1. 1. noun [中心] middle
  2. 2. noun [之间]
    我站在他俩中间
    I was standing in between the both of them.
    他是我们中间最刻苦的一个。
    He is the most hard-working of all of us.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

中间 [zhōngjiān]
  1. 1. among; between
    坐在他们两人中间
    sit between the two of them
    她是我们三人中间最年轻的。
    She is the youngest of us three.
  2. 2. centre; middle; bosom; intermediate
    中间突破
    make a breakthrough at the centre (or in the middle)
    中间剥削
    middleman's exploitation
    中间道路
    middle road
    中间地带
    intermediate zone
中间 [zhōngjiān]
  1. 1. noun Nakama (in Japan, 130°48'E 33°53'N)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

中间 [zhōngjiān]
  1. 1. 跟两端等距离的位置;在两端之间
    像片上左边是我,右边是哥哥,中间是爸爸。
    从这里去广州,中间要倒车。
  2. 2. 跟周围等距离的位置;在周围的界限或一定范围以内
    四面都是房子,中间有一块空地。
    在同学中间数他最小。

Examples

我没想到他会在我们中间插杠子。
Little did I imagine that he would try to drive a wedge between us.
他不想插身在这场纠纷中间
He doesn't want to get involved in this dispute.
这行没排齐,中间错进去了一点儿。
This line is not straight. It's a little crooked in the middle.
把一部分人从敌人营垒中间分化出来
split off a number of people from the enemy camp
产销直接挂钩,减少中间环节。
With direct contact between producing and marketing departments, the number of intermediate steps are reduced.
中间开衩
centre vent
真理是在同谬误作斗争中间发展起来的
Truth develops through its struggle against falsehood.
中间偏右
(take a position) right of centre
中间宿主
intermediate host
阶梯绕着中间的石柱蜗旋而上。
The stairs spiralled round the central pillar.

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