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之中

zhī zhōng

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

之中 (zhī zhōng) means "inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 之中 means

1. inside
2. among
3. in the midst of (doing sth)
4. during

The characters in 之中

• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during

Example sentences

• 笑谈之中有至理。
  Xiàotán zhīzhōng yǒu zhì lǐ.
  Many a true word is spoken in jest.
• 经济在复苏之中。
  The economy is picking up.
• 你处于危险之中。
  You were in danger.
• 世界处于混沌之中。
  Shìjiè chǔyú hùndùn zhīzhōng.
  The world is in chaos.
• 他沉浸在阅读之中。
  He was absorbed in reading.
• 他沉醉于喜悦之中。
  He was drunk with joy.

Words containing 之中

• 意料之中yì liào zhī zhōngto come as no surprise; as expected
• 冥冥之中míng míng zhī zhōngin the unseen world of spirits; mysteriously and inexorably
• 寓管理于服务之中yù guǎn lǐ yú fú wù zhī zhōngto make administration service-oriented
• 运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wàia general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the…

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