中间 zhōng jiān
“the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime”
locality wordHSK 3 · 2021 list level 1Traditional 中間
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
中间 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 982: 中间 zhōngjiān — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 104
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 中间
中间 means “the middle” or “between/among.” It is a locality word and usually comes after the noun or phrase it describes, often in the pattern 在...中间. Use it for a physical middle position or for being among a group.
例句Example sentences
- 图书馆在教室和食堂中间。tú shū guǎn zài jiào shì hé shí táng zhōng jiān.The library is between the classroom and the cafeteria.
- 他把桌子放在房间中间。tā bǎ zhuō zi fàng zài fáng jiān zhōng jiān.He put the table in the middle of the room.
- 我们中间，他跑得最快。wǒ men zhōng jiān, tā pǎo de zuì kuài.Among us, he runs the fastest.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗他在中间我们。
✓他在我们中间。
中间 follows the noun phrase it refers to, especially in the pattern 在...中间.