dāng zhōng
parmi; au milieu; au centre
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同学当中就属他最用功。
tónɡ xué dānɡ zhōnɡ jiù shǔ tā zuì yònɡ ɡōnɡ .
He is the most diligent among his classmates.
我们当中有叛徒。
wǒ mén dānɡ zhōnɡ yǒu pàn tú .
There are traitors among us.
所有人当中她最美。
suǒ yǒu rén dānɡ zhōnɡ tā zuì měi .
She is the most beautiful of all.
旁边 (pángbiān)
beside
之外 (zhīwài)
outside
The Chinese word 当中 (dāngzhōng) is composed of two characters: 当 (dāng) and 中 (zhōng). The character 当 originally meant "to face" or "to be opposite to", and it is often used in the sense of "current" or "present". The character 中 means "middle" or "center", and it is often used in the sense of "among" or "within". When these two characters are combined, they form the word 当中, which means "in the middle" or "among".The word 当中 can be used in a variety of contexts. For example, it can be used to refer to the middle of a group of people or things, or to the middle of a period of time. It can also be used to refer to the main point of a discussion or argument.The word 当中 is a very common word in Chinese, and it is used in both spoken and written language. It is an important word to know for HSK learners, as it is used in a wide variety of contexts.
