中间 zhōnɡjiān noun ① （里面） the midst ▸ 在人群中间 in the midst of the crowd ▸ 那些人中间有一个是杀人犯。 Among those people is a man convicted of murder. ② （中心） middle ▸ 在路中间画一条白线 paint a white line along the middle of the road ▸ 她坐在前排中间。 She sat in the middle of the front row. ③ （之间） midway ▸ 中间地带 intermediate zone ▸ 两个镇子中间有一个小村庄。 There’s a small village midway between these two towns. |