middle; center
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middle; center
dialectColloquial northern Chinese dialect term indicating the physical middle or center of a space. Commonly used in spoken language to describe the central area of a room, courtyard, or open space.
Táng堂
wū屋
dāng当
jiàn间
r儿
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
zhāng张
dà大
fāng方
zhuō桌
。
A large square table sits in the middle of the main hall.
Yuàn院
zi子
dāng当
jiàn间
r儿
zhòng种
le了
yī一
kē棵
dà大
shù树
。
A big tree was planted in the center of the courtyard.
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Tā他
men们
zhàn站
zài在
cāo操
chǎng场
dāng当
jiàn间
r儿
shuō说
huà话
。
They stood in the middle of the playground talking.