# 之中 (zhīzhōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 之中 (zhīzhōng) means “in; among; in the midst of”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in; among; in the midst of
- Pinyin: zhīzhōng (zhi1 zhong1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他们正在讨论之中。
  Tāmen zhèngzài tǎolùn zhīzhōng.
  They are in the midst of a discussion.

## Characters

- [之](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-possessive-marker/) (zhī): (particle) possessive marker; him, her, it
- [中](https://hanziro.com/word/zhong-middle/) (zhōng): middle; center

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-zhong-in/

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