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Expressing "among" with "dangzhong"
当中 (dāngzhōng) means "among," or more literally "in the middle of." In English this is a bit like "of," as in, "of all of my friends, you are the most loyal." Also, 当中 can be used to express being "in the middle" of an activity or process that is fairly formal in nature, such as "in the middle of negotiations."
- Keywords
- 当中 · 当 · 中 · among
- Used for
- Describing things · Describing actions
- Classification
- Nouns
Examples (10)
你是我所有朋友当中最聪明的一个。
在这一百个选手当中我表现得最出色。
他们当中很多都是上海人。
五个人当中有一个人是小偷。
在这么多家餐厅当中，就是他们家比较好吃。
这个工程还在计划当中。
这批产品还在设计当中，还没有完全确定。
我们还在考虑当中，你不要着急。
现在还在调查当中，还不知道结果。
我还在搬家当中，每天要处理很多事情。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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