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* 你 是 我 所有 朋友 <em>当中</em> 最 聪明 的 一 个。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ shì wǒ suǒyǒu péngyou <em>dāngzhōng</em> zuì cōngmíng de yīgè.</span><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="pinyin">Nǐ shì wǒ suǒyǒu péngyou <em>dāngzhōng</em> zuì cōngmíng de yīgè.</span><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="pinyin">Zài zhè yībǎi gè xuǎnshǒu <em>dāngzhōng</em> wǒ biǎoxiàn dé zuì chūsè.</span><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="pinyin">Zài zhè yībǎi gè xuǎnshǒu <em>dāngzhōng</em> wǒ biǎoxiàn dé zuì chūsè.</span><span class="trans">Among these one hundred participants, my performance was the most outstanding.</span>
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* 他们 <em>当中</em> 很多 都 是 上海人。
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* 五 个 人 <em>当中</em> 有 一 个 人 是 小偷。
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* 在 这么 多 家 餐厅 <em>当中</em> ,就是 他们家 比较 好吃。
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* 这 个 工程 还在 计划 <em>当中</em>。<span class="pinyin">Zhè gè gōngchéng hái zài jìhuà <em>dāngzhōng</em>.</span><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="pinyin">Zhè gè gōngchéng hái zài jìhuà <em>dāngzhōng</em>.</span><span class="trans">This engineering project is still in the planning stage.</span>  
 
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Revision as of 04:13, 3 August 2020

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.

Structure

Group + 当中

Process + 当中

Examples

  • 你 是 我 所有 朋友 当中 最 聪明 的 一 个。Nǐ shì wǒ suǒyǒu péngyou dāngzhōng zuì cōngmíng de yīgè.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。Zài zhè yībǎi gè xuǎnshǒu dāngzhōng wǒ biǎoxiàn dé zuì chūsè.Among these one hundred participants, my performance was the most outstanding.
  • 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Zhè gè gōngchéng hái zài jìhuà dāngzhōng.This engineering project is still in the planning stage.

When 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.

See also

Sources and Further Reading

HSK5