中間

See also: 中间 and 仲間

Chinese

middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
interstice; separate; between
interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
 
trad. (中間)
simp. (中间)
anagram 間中间中

Pronunciation


Noun

中間

  1. middle; midway (of a distance); center (of an area)
    中間中间  ―  zhōngjiān  ―  centre of the road
    中間路線中间路线  ―  zhōngjiān lùxiàn  ―  middle way
    已經習慣作為唯一小不點大人中間 [MSC, trad.]
    已经习惯作为唯一小不点大人中间 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ yǐjīng xíguàn le zuòwèi wéiyī yī ge xiǎobùdiǎn zuò zài yī zhuō dàrén zhōngjiān. [Pinyin]
    I was accustomed to being the only child at a table full of adults.
  2. midst; within; among
    人群中間人群中间  ―  rénqún zhōngjiān  ―  in the crowd
    中間中间  ―  zhè sān ge rén zhōngjiān  ―  among these three people
    年輕人中間影響 [MSC, trad.]
    年轻人中间影响 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā zài niánqīngrén zhōngjiān hěn yǒu yǐngxiǎng. [Pinyin]
    He is very influential among young people.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Proper noun

中間

  1. () Nakama (a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan)

See also

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “中间”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 145.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
かん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちゅうかん [chùúkáń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

(ちゅう)(かん) • (chūkan

  1. middle, midway
    (ちゅう)(かん)テストchūkan tesutomidterm exam

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちゅうげん [chùúgéń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(ちゅう)(げん) • (chūgen

  1. (historical) assistant in a samurai family

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

中間 • (junggan) (hangeul 중간)

  1. hanja form? of 중간 (medium; (in) the middle)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

中間

  1. chữ Hán form of trung gian (a party that functions as a bridge in the middle of a chain of exchange, communication, command, transaction, etc)

Adjective

中間

  1. chữ Hán form of trung gian (functioning as a bridge in the middle of a chain of exchange, communication, command, transaction, etc)