中
ちゅう
Meanings
- Noun medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle
- Suffix in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among
- during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout
- currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation)
- Noun middle way; moderation
- second volume (of three) See also: 上 (うえ). See also: 下 (した).
- junior high school; middle school See also: 中学校 (ちゅうがっこう).
- China See also: 中国 (ちゅうごく).
Kanji
- 中 middle. Read as チュウ.
Example sentences
- そこに一日中ただ立っているつもりかい？
Are you just going to stand there all day? - 一晩中雪が降っています。
It's been snowing all night. - 勤務中はタバコを吸わない方がいいよ。
You had better not smoke while on duty. - 君の質問は討議中の問題と関係がない。
Your question does not bear on the subject under discussion. - 空気中の酸素は水に溶解する。
Oxygen from the air dissolves in water.
Common phrases
- 売り出し中 (うりだしちゅう) on bargain sale
Words containing 中
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