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其中 (qí zhōng) — among them; in which; of these

Definition

其中 (qízhōng) is 'among them / of these' — usually follows a noun phrase to pick a part from a set. Written/formal, similar to 之中; between two items use 之间.

noun
among themin whichof these

Examples

  • ，其中。
    Zhè xiē shū lǐ, qí zhōng yǒu liǎng běn shì wǒ de.
    Among these books, two of them are mine.
  • ，其中。
    Wǒ men gōng sī yǒu wǔ shí míng yuán gōng, qí zhōng dà bù fen shì nián qīng rén.
    Our company has fifty employees, most of whom are young people.
  • ，其中。
    Tā mǎi le sān gè lǐ wù, qí zhōng yí gè sòng gěi le mā ma.
    He bought three gifts, and one of them was given to his mother.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

其qíits
中zhōngmiddle

其 its and 中 middle together mean among or within.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The modern form 其 comes from an early drawing of a basket, with a stand added underneath.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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Grammar

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