丛中 (cóng zhōng) — in the thicket; among the bushes

Definition

A literary locative noun meaning 'in/among the thicket' — almost always appears in set phrases like 百花丛中, not in everyday speech. English speakers often translate it more freely as 'amid (a group of).'

noun

in the thicketamong the bushes

Examples

丛中。
Tā zài cóng zhōng fā xiàn le yì zhī xiǎo tù zi.
He found a little rabbit in the thicket.
丛中。
Cóng cóng zhōng chuán lái le yí zhèn niǎo jiào shēng.
From the thicket came a burst of bird calls.
丛中，。
Tā men chuān guò cóng zhōng, lái dào le yí piàn kòng dì.
They passed through the thicket and came to a clearing.

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