Definition
个中 is a literary/formal expression meaning 'therein' or 'in that matter/context'. It is mostly used in written Chinese to refer to something involved or contained within a situation. Common phrases include 个中滋味 ('the flavor/taste thereof') and 个中原因 ('the reasons therein'). You won't hear it in everyday conversation — it belongs to formal or classical-style writing.
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(formal/literary) thereinin that (matter, circumstance)
Examples
- 个中。Zhǐyǒu jīnglì guò de rén cái míngbai gè zhōng zīwèi.Only those who have experienced it understand the flavor thereof.
- 个中。gè zhōng yuányīn zhǐyǒu tā zìjǐ zhīdào.The reasons therein are known only to himself.
- 个中。Wǒmen hěn nán liǎojiě gè zhōng àomiào.It's hard for us to grasp the mystery therein.
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