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| − | 当中（dāngzhōng） means "among", or more literally "in the middle of". In English this is a bit like "of", where you would say, "''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 e.g being in the middle of negotiating rather than being in the middle of talking on the phone. | + | 当中（dāngzhōng） means "among", or more literally "in the middle of". In English this is a bit like "of", where you would say, "''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 e.g being in the middle of negotiating rather than being in the middle of talking on the phone.\r\n==Structure==\r\n<div class="jiegou">\r\nGroup + 当中\r\nProcess + 当中\r\n</div>\r\n==Examples==\r\n<div class="liju"> |
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* 你 是 我 所有 朋友 <em>当中</em> 最 聪明 的 一 个。<span class="trans">Of all of my friends, you are the smartest one.</span> | * 你 是 我 所有 朋友 <em>当中</em> 最 聪明 的 一 个。<span class="trans">Of all of my friends, you are the smartest one.</span> | ||
* 在 这 一百 个 选手 <em>当中</em> 我 表现 得 最 出色。<span class="trans">Among these one hundred participants, my performance was the most outstanding.</span> | * 在 这 一百 个 选手 <em>当中</em> 我 表现 得 最 出色。<span class="trans">Among these one hundred participants, my performance was the most outstanding.</span> | ||
* 这 个 工程 还在 计划 <em>当中</em>。<span class="trans">This engineering project is still in the planning stage.</span> | * 这 个 工程 还在 计划 <em>当中</em>。<span class="trans">This engineering project is still in the planning stage.</span> | ||
| − | </div> | + | </div>\r\nWhen used to express "among" 当中 is a little like [["Within (it/them)" as "qizhong"|其中]]. However, 其中 means something more like "among the aforementioned", where as 当中 simply means "among". Furthermore 其中 cannot be used in relation to processes.\r\n==See also== |
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*[["Within (it/them)" as "qizhong"]] | *[["Within (it/them)" as "qizhong"]] | ||
| − | *[["One of" with "…zhi yi"]] | + | *[["One of" with "…zhi yi"]]\r\n==Sources and Further Reading==\r\n[[Category: B2 grammar points]] |
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{{Basic Grammar|当中|B2|当中|他们 <em>当中</em> 有 温州 人 ， 有 宁波 人 。|grammar point|ASGS4DBY}} | {{Basic Grammar|当中|B2|当中|他们 <em>当中</em> 有 温州 人 ， 有 宁波 人 。|grammar point|ASGS4DBY}} | ||
{{Similar|"Within (it/them)" as "qizhong"}} | {{Similar|"Within (it/them)" as "qizhong"}} | ||
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当中（dāngzhōng） means "among", or more literally "in the middle of". In English this is a bit like "of", where you would say, "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 e.g being in the middle of negotiating rather than being in the middle of talking on the phone.\r\n==Structure==\r\n
\r\nGroup + 当中\r\nProcess + 当中\r\n
\r\n==Examples==\r\n
- 你 是 我 所有 朋友 当中 最 聪明 的 一 个。Of all of my friends, you are the smartest one.
- 在 这 一百 个 选手 当中 我 表现 得 最 出色。Among these one hundred participants, my performance was the most outstanding.
- 这 个 工程 还在 计划 当中。This engineering project is still in the planning stage.
\r\nWhen used to express "among" 当中 is a little like 其中. However, 其中 means something more like "among the aforementioned", where as 当中 simply means "among". Furthermore 其中 cannot be used in relation to processes.\r\n==See also==
- "Within (it/them)" as "qizhong"
- "One of" with "…zhi yi"\r\n==Sources and Further Reading==\r\n
