# 中間
## Chinese

* 中間

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zhōngjiān
       (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җунҗян (žunži͡an, I-III)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zung$^1$ gaan$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chûng-kiên / chûng-kiân
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zung$^1$ gian$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): zung$^1$ jie$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): dṳ̆ng-găng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): doeng$^1$ gang$^1$ / dyeng$^1$ gang$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-kan
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$tson-ke
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhong$^1$ gan$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngjiān
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhongjian
*** Wade–Giles: chung$^1$-chien$^1$
*** Yale: jūng-jyān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongjian
*** Palladius: чжунцзянь (čžunczjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$中堅 / 中坚 中間 / 中间
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җунҗян (žunži͡an, I-III)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂuŋ²⁴ t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zung$^1$ gaan$^1$
*** Yale: jūng gāan
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzung$^1$ gaan$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zung$^1$ gan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-kiên
*** Hakka Romanization System: zung$^ˊ$ gien$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zung$^1$ gian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-kiân
*** Hakka Romanization System: zung$^ˊ$ gian$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zung$^1$ gian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯an²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zung$^1$ gian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʊŋ⁴⁴ kian⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: zung$^1$ jie$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡suŋ¹¹ t͡ɕie¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dṳ̆ng-găng
*** Sinological IPA : /tyŋ⁵⁵ $^{(k-)}$ŋaŋ⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: doeng$^1$ gang$^1$ [Phonetic: doeng$^5$ ngang$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tœŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(k-)}$ŋaŋ⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: dyeng$^1$ gang$^1$ [Phonetic: dyeng$^5$ ngang$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tyøŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(k-)}$ŋaŋ⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-kan
*** Tâi-lô: tiong-kan
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diongkafn
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ kan³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$tson-ke
*** MiniDict: tson$^平$ ke
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$tson-ke
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ ke²¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: zhong$^1$ gan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ³³ kan³³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /t͡sən³³ kan³³/

### Noun

中間
* middle; midway (of a distance); center (of an area)
    路中間／路中间 ― lù zhōngjiān ― centre of the road
    中間路線／中间路线 ― zhōngjiān lùxiàn ― middle way
       Wǒ yǐjīng xíguàn le zuòwèi wéiyī yī ge xiǎobùdiǎn zuò zài yī zhuō dàrén zhōngjiān. [Pinyin]
       I was accustomed to being the only child at a table full of adults.
* midst; within; among
    人群中間／人群中间 ― rénqún zhōngjiān ― in the crowd
    這三個人中間／这三个人中间 ― zhè sān ge rén zhōngjiān ― among these three people
       Tā zài niánqīngrén zhōngjiān hěn yǒu yǐngxiǎng. [Pinyin]
       He is very influential among young people.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 中間 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 當間兒, 當中間兒, 中間兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 中間 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 中間, 當中, 當間兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 中間, 當中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 中間, 中間兒, 當央兒, 當間兒, 當中 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 中間, 當中, 當間兒, 當中間兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 中間 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 當間兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 中間 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 中間兒, 當間兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 當中, 當間兒, 當巴間兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 當間兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 當間兒, 當中間兒, 中間兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 當間兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 中間兒, 當中央兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 中間, 當間兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 當間兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 中間, 當中 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 中間, 當當中兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 中間, 當中, 當央, 當央兒, 當中央兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 中間, 當中 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 中間, 當中, 當間兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 當中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 當中, 中間 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 中間, 當中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 當中, 中間 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 中間, 當中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 中間, 當中 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 中間 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 中間 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 中間 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 中間 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 中間, 當中 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 中間, 當中 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 中間, 當中 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 中間, 當中 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 中間 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 中間 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 中間, 當中 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 中間 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 中間 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 棟心, 中間 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 棟心 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 中間心 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 中間 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 中間 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 中央 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 肚央 |
| Hakka | Changting | 中間 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 中腰子 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 中間 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 中間 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 中間 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 中間心 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 中間 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 中間 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 中間 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 中間 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 中間 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 中間, 當中 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 中間, 當中 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 當中, 中間 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 中間兒, 當中間兒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 中間, 當中 |
| Jin | Jining | 當中 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 中間, 當中, 當中間兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 中間, 當間兒 |
| Jin | Handan | 當中, 當間 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 中央, 中央心, 當中央 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 臺中 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 臺中 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 底中 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 臺中 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 臺中 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 中爿 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 中中 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 底中 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 中間心 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 中央, 中頭 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 中央 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 中央, 中頭 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鎮中 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 鎮中 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 鎮中 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鎮中 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 中央 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 當央 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 鎮中 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 鎮中 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 當央 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 當央 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 當央 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 拉央, 當央 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 中央 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 當中 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 當中 |
| Wu | Danyang | 中間 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 當中, 當中央, 當中央央, 當中央亨, 中央, 中央亨 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 當中, 當中心 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 中間 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 中間 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 中家 |

#### Derived terms

* 中間人 / 中间人 (zhōngjiānrén)
* 中間商 / 中间商
* 中間地帶 / 中间地带 (zhōngjiān dìdài)
* 中間宿主 / 中间宿主
* 中間派 / 中间派 (zhōngjiānpài)
* 中間產品 / 中间产品
* 中間砧木 / 中间砧木
* 中間神經元 / 中间神经元 (zhōngjiānshénjīngyuán)
* 中間體 / 中间体 (zhōngjiāntǐ)
* 半中間 / 半中间 (bànzhōngjiān)

### Proper noun

中間
* (～市) Nakama (a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan)

### See also

* 中心 (zhōngxīn)
* 中央 (zhōngyāng)

### References

* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “中间”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 145.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 中 | 間 |
| ちゅう Grade: 1 | かん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

中(ちゅう)間(かん) • (chūkan)
* middle, midway
    中(ちゅう)間(かん)テスト ― chūkan tesuto ― midterm exam

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 中 | 間 |

### Noun

中間 • (junggan) (hangeul 중간)
* hanja form of 중간 (“medium; (in) the middle”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 中 | 間 |

### Noun

中間
* chữ Hán form of trung gian (“a party that functions as a bridge in the middle of a chain of exchange, communication, command, transaction, etc”).

### Adjective

中間
* chữ Hán form of trung gian (“functioning as a bridge in the middle of a chain of exchange, communication, command, transaction, etc”).