之中

zhī zhōng

HSK level: HSK 4

Meaning

inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during

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Characters

之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to丶中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese口丨

Examples

你处于危险之中。

nǐ chǔ yú wēi xiǎn zhī zhōng。

You were in danger.

经济在复苏之中。

jīng jì zài fù sū zhī zhōng。

The economy is picking up.

我们都处于危险之中。

wǒ men dōu chǔ yú wēi xiǎn zhī zhōng。

We're all at risk.