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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 中间

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
中间 zhōng jiān - the middle; the inside
- in the middle; within; between; among
- during; in the meantime

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
3 1 1,685 2,095 2,227

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhōng- (bound form) China; Chinese
- surname Zhong
zhōng- within; among; in
- middle; center
- while (doing sth); during
- (dialect) OK; all right
zhòng- to hit (the mark)
- to be hit by
- to suffer
- to win (a prize, a lottery)
jiān- between
- among
- within a definite time or space
- room
- section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
- classifier for rooms
jiàn- gap
- to separate
- to thin out (seedlings)
- to sow discontent

Other Words Containing 中间

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
中间 3 1 1,685 2,095 2,227
中间人 - - 7,070 30,655 36,333
中间商 - - 38,817 40,653 58,935
中间派 - - 54,484 69,240 78,220