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The word "中间" is formed by combining the character "中", meaning "middle" or "center", with the character "间", meaning "between" or "interval", to create a compound that refers to the middle space or position between two points.

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苹果在桌子中间。

Píngguǒ zài zhuōzi zhōngjiān.

The apple is in the middle of the table.

我站在他们两个人中间。

Wǒ zhàn zài tāmen liǎng gè rén zhōngjiān.

I am standing between the two of them.

会议中间有十五分钟的休息时间。

Huìyì zhōngjiān yǒu shíwǔ fēnzhōng de xiūxi shíjiān.

There is a fifteen-minute break in the middle of the meeting.

这本书的中间部分是最精彩的。

Zhè běn shū de zhōngjiān bùfen shì zuì jīngcǎi de.

The middle part of this book is the most exciting.

小说中间的主人公陷入了两难的境地。

Xiǎoshuō zhōngjiān de zhǔréngōng xiànrù le liǎngnán de jìngdì.

The protagonist in the middle of the novel is caught in a dilemma.

Word Definition - 中间

zhōng jiān the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime

Individual Character Details

中 zhōng, zhōng, zhòng
间 jiān, jiàn