当中
HSK 3 (2021)
当中 (dāngzhōng) · among
当中 (dāngzhōng) means “among; in the middle”. It is written with 2 characters: 当 (to be) + 中 (middle). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 当中 is built
The characters
当 dāng · to be
What 当 is made of
- ⺌ — structural part
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们当中谁最高？Wǒmen dāngzhōng shéi zuì gāo?Who is the tallest among us?
在这些菜当中，我最喜欢这个。Zài zhèxiē cài dāngzhōng, wǒ zuì xǐhuan zhège.Of all these dishes, I like this one best.
Questions about 当中
What does 当中 mean?
当中 (dāngzhōng) means “among; in the middle”.
How do you pronounce 当中?
当中 is pronounced dāngzhōng.
Which HSK level is 当中?
当中 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 当时dāngshíthen
- 当初dāngchūat first
- 当地dāngdìlocal
- 当然dāngránof course
- 相当xiāngdāngquite
- 应当yīngdāngshould
- 当心dāngxīnto be careful
- 上当shàngdàngto be fooled
- 不敢当bùgǎndāngyou flatter me
- 充当chōngdāngto act as
Learn 当中 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.