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* 你 能 把 <em>其中</em> 的 一 本 书 给 我 吗?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ néng bǎ <em>qízhōng</em> de yī běn shū gěi wǒ ma?</span><span class="trans">Can you give me one those books?</span> | * 你 能 把 <em>其中</em> 的 一 本 书 给 我 吗?<span class="pinyin">Nǐ néng bǎ <em>qízhōng</em> de yī běn shū gěi wǒ ma?</span><span class="trans">Can you give me one those books?</span> | ||
* 公司里 有 三 把 伞,<em>其中</em> 两 把 是 老板 的。<span class="pinyin">Gōngsī li yǒusān bǎ sǎn, <em>qízhōng</em> liǎng bǎ shì lǎobǎn de.</span><span class="trans">Of the three umbrellas in the company, two are the boss's.</span> | * 公司里 有 三 把 伞,<em>其中</em> 两 把 是 老板 的。<span class="pinyin">Gōngsī li yǒusān bǎ sǎn, <em>qízhōng</em> liǎng bǎ shì lǎobǎn de.</span><span class="trans">Of the three umbrellas in the company, two are the boss's.</span> | ||
− | * 这么 多人,我 只 认识 <em>其中</em> 的 一 个。<span class="pinyin">Zhème duō rén, wǒ zhǐ rènshí <em>qízhōng </em> de | + | * 这么 多人,我 只 认识 <em>其中</em> 的 一 个。<span class="pinyin">Zhème duō rén, wǒ zhǐ rènshí <em>qízhōng </em> de yī gè.</span><span class="trans">Of the many people, I only knew one.</span> |
* 你 没有 做过 生意,不 知道 <em>其中</em> 的 辛苦。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ méiyǒu zuòguò shēngyì, bù zhīdào <em>qízhōng</em> de xīnkǔ.</span><span class="trans">You have nver done business, so you don't know the challenges of it.</span> | * 你 没有 做过 生意,不 知道 <em>其中</em> 的 辛苦。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ méiyǒu zuòguò shēngyì, bù zhīdào <em>qízhōng</em> de xīnkǔ.</span><span class="trans">You have nver done business, so you don't know the challenges of it.</span> | ||
* 不要 笑话 跳 广场舞 的大妈,以后 你 可能 成为 <em>其中</em> 的 一 个。<span class="pinyin">Bù yào xiàohuà tiào guǎngchǎng wǔ de dàmā, yǐhòu nǐ kěnéng chéngwéi <em>qízhōng</em> de yī gè.</span><span class="trans">You don't want to laugh at the square dancing aunties, afterwards you may become one of them.</span> | * 不要 笑话 跳 广场舞 的大妈,以后 你 可能 成为 <em>其中</em> 的 一 个。<span class="pinyin">Bù yào xiàohuà tiào guǎngchǎng wǔ de dàmā, yǐhòu nǐ kěnéng chéngwéi <em>qízhōng</em> de yī gè.</span><span class="trans">You don't want to laugh at the square dancing aunties, afterwards you may become one of them.</span> |
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In classical Chinese, 其 means 那个, 那, or 那些, and refers to people or things previously mentioned in the sentence. It stands to reason therefore, that 其中 (qízhōng)means "among the aforementioned" or 那里面, and denotes that something belongs to, is or is part of a bigger group. This is a little like "of which" in English, where you can say, "I have 3 ties, of which 2 are silk."
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Category / Group / Context + 其中
Examples
- 我 有 四辆 汽车,其中 三 辆 都 是 宝马。I have four cars. Of them, three are BMW's.
- 到处 都 有 孤独 的 人,我 只 是 其中 一 个。There are solitary people all over the place. I am just one of them.
- 这么 多 项目,其中 最 难 做的 就是 环境的 项目。Of these many projects, the most difficult is the environmental project.
- 你 能 把 其中 的 一 本 书 给 我 吗?Can you give me one those books?
- 公司里 有 三 把 伞,其中 两 把 是 老板 的。Of the three umbrellas in the company, two are the boss's.
- 这么 多人,我 只 认识 其中 的 一 个。Of the many people, I only knew one.
- 你 没有 做过 生意,不 知道 其中 的 辛苦。You have nver done business, so you don't know the challenges of it.
- 不要 笑话 跳 广场舞 的大妈,以后 你 可能 成为 其中 的 一 个。You don't want to laugh at the square dancing aunties, afterwards you may become one of them.
- 人类 21 世纪 面临 许多 问题,其中 最 严重 的 是 环境 问题。Mankind faces many challenges in the 21st century. Among them, the most serious is the problem of protecting the environment.
- 工作 虽然 有时 枯燥,但是 我 乐在 其中。Although work is sometimes boring, I am able to find joy in it.
In the last example sentence, 乐在其中 means "to find pleasure in" or maybe "there is joy involved with." This sounds awkward in English, but 其中 is often used in this abstract way.
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Sources and further reading
Books
- HSK Standard Course 4上 (pp. 73) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) (pp. 169) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 353) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 259-60) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 6 (新实用汉语课本6) (pp. 29) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy