中间 (zhōng jiān) — the middle; the inside in Mandarin
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#1461 most common word · HSK 3 · CEFR B1
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
中间 is pronounced zhōng jiān. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Tā zuò zài zhōngjiān.
He sits in the middle.
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What does 中间 mean?+
中间 (zhōng jiān) means "the middle; the inside" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 中间?+
中间 is pronounced zhōng jiān. It uses the tone 1 (high flat). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 中间 in Mandarin?+
中间 is the #1461 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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