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Mandarin · pinyin zhōng jiān

the middle; the inside
in the middle; within; between; among
during; in the meantime

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中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
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间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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1–1 · zhong1 jian1

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