途中
HSK 4 (2021)
途中 (túzhōng) · on the way
途中 (túzhōng) means “on the way”. It is written with 2 characters: 途 (way) + 中 (middle). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 途中 is built
The characters
途 tú · way
What 途 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 余yú — surplus
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 余 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
回家途中我遇到了老师。Huí jiā túzhōng wǒ yùdào le lǎoshī.I ran into my teacher on the way home.
途中我们休息了一次。Túzhōng wǒmen xiūxi le yī cì.We took one break along the way.
Questions about 途中
What does 途中 mean?
途中 (túzhōng) means “on the way”.
How do you pronounce 途中?
途中 is pronounced túzhōng.
Which HSK level is 途中?
途中 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 长途chángtúlong-distance
- 前途qiántúfuture
- 用途yòngtúuse
- 半途而废bàntú'érfèito give up halfway
- 途径tújìngway
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 中学zhōngxuésecondary school
Learn 途中 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.