Word: 中 (zhōng, zhòng)

一条新的马路正在修建中。

Yìtiáo xīn de mǎlù zhèngzài xiūjiàn zhōng.

A new road is under construction.

万事皆从急中错

wànshì jiē cóng jí zhōng cuò

all mistakes come from being in a hurry

万言万中，不如一默

wàn yán wàn zhòng, bùrú yí mò

ten thousand words, ten thousand hits, are not as good as one silence

上课中不要跟别人讲话。

Shàngkè zhōng búyào gēn biéren jiǎnghuà.

Don't talk to others during the class.

不吃苦中苦，难为人上人

bù chīkǔ zhōng kǔ, nán wei rén shàng rén

if you don't eat the bitterest of the bitter, it is hard to become a person above others

不尝苦中苦，不知甜中甜

bù cháng kǔ zhōng kǔ, bùzhī tián zhōng tián

without tasting the bitterest bitter, you won't know the sweetest sweet

不要一个人在黑暗中走。

Búyào yí gè rén zài hēi'àn zhōng zǒu.

Don't walk alone after dark.

两支球队明天要在决赛中较量。

Liǎng zhī qiúduì míngtiān yào zài juésài zhōng jiàoliàng.

The two teams will compete against each other in the final tomorrow.

中国队在决赛中夺冠了！

Zhōngguó duì zài juésài zhōng duóguànle!

The Chinese team won the championship in the final!

中文学起来太容易了。

Zhōng wénxué qǐlai tài róngyìle.

Chinese is too easy to learn.

中松为自己的愚蠢问题苦笑。

Zhōng sōng wèi zìjǐ de yúchǔn wèntí kǔxiào.

Nakamatsu smiled bitterly at his own stupid question.

书中对此有详细论述。

Shū zhōng duì cǐ yǒu xiángxì lùnshù.

The book gives a detailed exposition of this.

云层在天空中缓缓推移。

Yúncéng zài tiānkōng zhōng huǎnhuǎn tuīyí.

The clouds drifted slowly across the sky.

云是天空中的水汽团。

Yún shì tiānkōng zhōng de shuǐqì tuán.

A cloud is a mass of vapor in the sky.

五常中的哪一条最难做到？

Wǔcháng zhōng de nǎ yìtiáo zuì nán zuòdào?

Which of the Five Constant Virtues is the hardest to live up to?

亚尼背上中了四枪。

Yà ní bèi shàng zhōng le sì qiāng.

Yanni had four shots in his back.

人到事中迷，就怕没人提

rén dào shì zhōng mí, jiù pà méi rén tí

people get confused in the midst of things; the fear is that nobody prompts them

人生中有许多不可解的事物。

Rénshēng zhōng yǒu xǔduō bùkě jiě de shìwù.

There are many mysteries in life.

人生中能有一个知己，真不容易。

Rénshēng zhōng néng yǒu yí gè zhījǐ, zhēn bù róngyì.

It really isn't easy to have a true friend in life.

人群中发出一声惊叹。

Rénqún zhōng fāchū yìshēng jīngtàn.

A gasp of amazement rose from the crowd.

人群从体育馆中涌了出来。

Rénqún cóng tǐyùguǎn zhōng yǒngle chūlái.

The crowd poured out of the gym.

从数据中可以归纳出结论。

Cóng shùjù zhōng kěyǐ guīnà chū jiélùn.

A conclusion can be drawn from the data.

从申请单中删除他的名字。

Cóng shēnqǐng dān zhōng shānchú tā de míngzi.

Delete his name from the list of the applicants.

他一生中经历过很多东西。

Tā yìshēng zhōng jīnglì guò hěn duō dōngxi.

He had various experiences in his life.

他不认识我们中的任何一个。

Tā bú rènshi wǒmen zhōng de rènhé yí gè.

He doesn't know any one of us.

他中了对手的圈套。

Tā zhōng le duìshǒu de quāntào.

He fell into his opponent's trap.

他中了对方的圈套。

Tā zhōng le duìfāng de quāntào.

He fell into the other side's trap.

他们中的任何一位我都不认识。

Tāmen zhōng de rènhé yí wèi wǒ dōu bú rènshi.

I know none of them.

他们从人群中挤过去了。

Tāmen cóng rénqún zhōng jǐ guòqù le.

They made their way through the crowd.

他们俩中，高的那个先走了出来。

Tāmen liǎ zhōng, gāo de nàge xiān zǒule chūlái.

Of the two of them, the taller one went out first.

他们在雨中被淋得全身都湿了。

Tāmen zài yǔ zhōng bèi lín de quánshēn dōu shīle.

They got thoroughly wet in the rain.

他全身心投入到音乐中。

Tā quánshēnxīn tóurù dào yīnyuè zhōng.

He threw himself heart and soul into music.

他十年中第一次回家。

Tā shínián zhōng dìyīcì huíjiā.

He returned home for the first time in ten years.

他喜欢写下旅途中的见闻。

Tā xǐhuan xiěxià lǚtú zhōng de jiànwén.

He likes to write down what he sees and hears on his travels.

他在一个飞机事故中幸存了下来。

Tā zài yí gè fēijī shìgù zhōng xìngcúnle xiàlai.

He survived a flight accident.

他在一场交通事故中严重受伤。

Tā zài yìcháng jiāotōng shìgù zhōng yánzhòng shòushāng.

He was seriously injured in a traffic accident.

他在一次意外中失去了他的视力。

Tā zài yícì yìwài zhōng shīqùle tā de shìlì.

He lost his eyesight in an accident.

他在一次意外中失去了视力。

Tā zài yícì yìwài zhōng shīqùle shìlì.

He was blinded in an accident.

他在一次车祸中受伤了。

Tā zài yícì chēhuò zhōng shòushāngle.

He was injured in a traffic accident.

他在事故中受伤。

Tā zài shìgù zhōng shòushāng.

He was injured in the accident.

他在工作中出了意外。

Tā zài gōngzuò zhōng chūle yìwài.

He had an accident at work.

他在工作中经验尚浅。

Tā zài gōngzuò zhōng jīngyàn shàng qiǎn.

He is still green at the job.

他在意外中失明了。

Tā zài yìwài zhōng shīmíngle.

He lost his eyesight in the accident.

他在森林中迷了路。

Tā zài sēnlín zhōng míle lù.

He lost his way in the woods.

他在比赛中得了一个奖。

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng dé le yí gè jiǎng.

He won a prize in the competition.

他在比赛中败给了对手。

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng bài gěi le duìshǒu.

He lost to his opponent in the match.

他在考试中作弊时被抓到了。

Tā zài kǎoshì zhōng zuòbì shí bèi zhuā dàole.

He was caught cheating in the exam.

他在这次事故中失明了。

Tā zài zhècì shìgù zhōng shīmíngle.

He went blind in the accident.

他在那次意外中失去了他的视力。

Tā zài nà cì yìwài zhōng shīqùle tā de shìlì.

He lost his eyesight in that accident.

他将永远活在我们的记忆中。

Tā jiāng yǒngyuǎn huó zài wǒmen de jìyì zhōng.

He will forever live on in our memories.

他怎么在这样的贫困中谋生？

Tā zěnme zài zhèyàng de pínkùn zhōng móushēng?

How did he make his living in such poverty?

他把信从我的手中抢了过去。

Tā bǎ xìn cóng wǒ de shǒu zhōng qiǎngle guòqù.

He wrenched the letter from my hand.

他把全部精力放到实验中了。

Tā bǎ quánbù jīnglì fàng dào shíyàn zhōng le.

All his energies were devoted to the experiment.

他昨天在这场比赛中受了伤。

Tā zuótiān zài zhè chǎng bǐsài zhōng shòule shāng.

He got hurt in the game yesterday.

他是在战争中受伤的。

Tā shì zài zhànzhēng zhōng shòushāng de.

He was wounded in the war.

他是我认识的人中最懒的。

Tā shì wǒ rènshi de rén zhōng zuì lǎn de.

He's the laziest person I know.

他每天都在公园中跑步。

Tā měitiān dōu zài gōngyuán zhōng pǎobù.

He runs in the park every day.

他没有上学，留在了家中。

Tā méiyǒu shàngxué, liú zài le jiā zhōng.

Instead of going to school, he stayed at home.

他深吸一口气，潜入了水中。

Tā shēn xī yìkǒuqì, qiánrùle shuǐ zhōng.

He took a deep breath and dived into the water.

他的公司没有从危机中幸存。

Tā de gōngsī méiyǒu cóng wēijī zhōng xìngcún.

His company didn't survive the crisis.

他的粉丝中不乏大学教授。

Tā de fěnsī zhōng bùfá dàxué jiàoshòu.

Among his fans there are quite a few university professors.

他被卷进了是非中。

Tā bèi juǎn jìnle shìfēi zhōng.

He was involved in the trouble.

他10年中第一次访问他的故乡。

Tā shí nián zhōng dìyīcì fǎngwèn tā de gùxiāng.

He visited his hometown for the first time in ten years.

传统文化中也有糟粕。

Chuántǒng wénhuà zhōng yě yǒu zāopò.

There is dross in traditional culture too.

传说中的神仙从天上来到了人间。

Chuánshuō zhōng de shénxiān cóng tiānshàng láidàole rénjiān.

In the legend, the immortal came down from heaven to the human world.

传说中，禹是夏朝的建立者。

Chuánshuō zhōng, yǔ shì xiàcháo de jiànlìzhě.

According to legend, Yu was the founder of the Xia dynasty.

传说中，这位神是太阳的化身。

Chuánshuō zhōng, zhèwèi shén shì tàiyang de huàshēn.

According to legend, this god is the incarnation of the sun.

传说中，黄帝是中华民族的祖先。

Chuánshuō zhōng, Huángdì shì Zhōnghuámínzú de zǔxiān.

According to legend, the Yellow Emperor is the ancestor of the Chinese people.

你一般中午饭吃什么？

Nǐ yìbān zhōng wǔfàn chī shénme?

What do you usually eat for lunch?

你会琴棋书画中的哪一样？

Nǐ huì qínqíshūhuà zhōng de nǎ yíyàng?

Which of the four classical arts can you do?

你在工作中有成就感吗？

Nǐ zài gōngzuò zhōng yǒu chéngjiùgǎn ma?

Do you get a sense of achievement from your work?

你是委员会中的成员吗？

Nǐ shì wěiyuánhuì zhōng de chéngyuán ma?

Are you on the committee?

你是我心目中的女人。

Nǐ shì wǒ xīnmù zhōng de nǚrén.

You are the woman of my dreams.

你是我生命中最美丽的花朵。

Nǐ shì wǒ shēngmìng zhōng zuì měilì de huāduǒ.

You are the most beautiful flower of my life.

你最喜欢这本书中的哪个角色？

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan zhè běn shū zhōng de nǎge juésè?

Who's your favorite character in this book?

你要这些花中的任何一朵吗？

Nǐ yào zhèxiē huā zhōng de rènhé yì duǒ ma?

Do you want any of these flowers?

你见到的是两兄弟中的哪一个？

Nǐ jiàndào de shì liǎng xiōngdì zhōng de nǎ yí gè?

Which one of the two brothers did you see?

你赞成他在书中说的话吗？

Nǐ zànchéng tā zài shū zhōng shuō de huà ma?

Do you agree with what he says in the book?

假设你中了五百万，你会做什么？

Jiǎshè nǐ zhòng le wǔ bǎiwàn, nǐ huì zuò shénme?

Suppose you won five million. What would you do?

健康才是人一生中的无价之宝。

Jiànkāng cái shì rén yìshēng zhōng de wújiàzhībǎo.

Health is the one priceless treasure in a person's life.

光速是宇宙中最快的速度。

Guāngsù shì yǔzhòu zhōng zuìkuài de sùdù.

The speed of light is the fastest speed in the universe.

冰在水中融化。

Bīng zài shuǐ zhōng rónghuà.

Ice melts in water.

决赛中，他靠耐力胜出。

Juésài zhōng, tā kào nàilì shèngchū.

In the final, he came out on top thanks to his stamina.

劝君莫打三春鸟,子在巢中望母归

quàn jūn mò dǎ sān chūn niǎo,zǐ zài cháo zhōng wàng mǔ guī

I urge you not to shoot spring birds; their chicks in the nest wait for their mother

勤劳的人将在生活中获得成功。

Qínláo de rén jiāng zài shēnghuó zhōng huòdé chénggōng.

An industrious person will succeed in life.

包裹到得比我想象中要早。

Bāoguǒ dào de bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng yào zǎo.

The parcel arrived faster than I thought.

古时候他考中了状元。

Gǔshíhou tā kǎo zhōng le zhuàngyuán.

In ancient times, he came first in the imperial examination.

吃得苦中苦，方为人上人

chī de kǔ zhōng kǔ, fāng wéi rén shàng rén

only by eating the bitterest of bitter can you become a person above others

听说他的邻居在车祸中遇难了。

Tīngshuō tā de línjū zài chēhuò zhōng yùnànle.

I heard his neighbor was killed in a car accident.

哪个腹中无算盘

nǎge fù zhōng wú suànpán

whose belly has no abacus

商人们只看中利益。

Shāngrénmen zhǐ kàn zhòng lìyì.

Merchants only look at the profits.

图片在镜子中出现了。

Túpiàn zài jìngzi zhōng chūxiànle.

Images appeared in the mirror.

在假期中我什么都没有做。

Zài jiàqī zhōng wǒ shénme dōu méiyǒu zuò.

I didn't do anything during my vacation.

在假期中我无所事事。

Zài jiàqī zhōng wǒ wúsuǒshìshì.

I did nothing during the holidays.

在孩子的心目中，爸爸是英雄。

Zài háizi de xīnmù zhōng, bàba shì yīngxióng.

In a child's mind, Dad is a hero.

在我的梦中，我梦到自己在做梦。

Zài wǒ de mèng zhōng, wǒ mèng dào zìjǐ zài zuòmèng.

In my dream I dreamt that I was dreaming.

在火车的间隔中有漫长的等待。

Zài huǒchē de jiàngé zhōng yǒu màncháng de děngdài.

There is a long wait between trains.

在“狼来了”的这个故事中，最后当这个男孩真正遇到危险时，再也没人愿意相信他了。

Zài“láng láile”de zhège gùshi zhōng, zuìhòu dāng zhège nánhái zhēnzhèng yùdào wēixiǎn shí, zàiyě méi rén yuànyì xiāngxìn tā le.

In the story of the boy who cried wolf, when in the end he encountered real danger, no-one would believe him.

在谈判中，我们公司处于弱势。

Zài tánpàn zhōng, wǒmen gōngsī chǔyú ruòshì.

In the negotiations, our company is in the weaker position.

在这么嘈杂的环境中无法学习。

Zài zhème cáozá de huánjìng zhōng wúfǎ xuéxí.

It's not possible to study with so much noise!