中間 (zung1 gaan1 | zhong1 jian1) : middle; centre; (placename) Chung Kan

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中間

zung1 gaan1

zhong1 jian1

[1] middle; centre [2] among; between [3] (placename) Chung Kan

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 6,960,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

中間 / 中间

This word has been viewed 3557 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by MrBug on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

中 zung1 zung3 - centre; middle; during; average; affected by
間 gaan1 gaan3 - interval of time or space

9 compounds containing this word:

中間人 - go-between, intermediary, middle-man
中間位 - aisle/middle seat; [math] sandwich digit; [med.] interoposition, interposition
正中間 - the precise middle; center
中間界 - part hair in the middle
中間神經元 - interneuron
中間纖維 - intermediate filament
中間路線 - middle-of-the-road
中間能量形式 - [phys.] intermediate form of energy
Common Formations:
中間選民 - swing voters

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有邊讀邊，沒邊讀中間。國
Read the side if any; read the middle part if there is no side.
[This is a guesswork method people use to read a Chinese character when they do not know its exact pronunciation.]

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