Meaning of 从中
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- from among them; from it
How to use 从中
从中 usually comes right before a verb and points back to something already mentioned, like an experience, a group, or an event. It is common with verbs like 学到 (xuédào), 得到 (dédào), and 选 (xuǎn). Example: 我犯了错，但从中学到了很多。(Wǒ fàn le cuò, dàn cóngzhōng xuédào le hěn duō.) I made a mistake, but I learned a lot from it.
从 (cóng) shows two people, one following the other, and means "from." 中 (zhōng) is a line through the middle of a box, meaning "middle." Put them together and you get "from the middle of it," or "from among them."
Common mistake: Learners often put 从中 at the end of the sentence, the way English puts "from it" at the end, as in 我学到了很多从中. In Chinese it must go before the verb: 我从中学到了很多.
从中 in example sentences
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从 cóng · from · 4 strokes
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中 zhōng · within · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 从中.
| 中国 | Zhōngguó | China |
| 中间 | zhōngjiān | the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among |
| 中午 | zhōngwǔ | noon; midday |
| 中学 | zhōngxué | middle school |
| 中文 | Zhōngwén | Chinese language |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 其中 | qízhōng | among; in |
| 中心 | zhōngxīn | center; heart; core |
| 高中 | gāozhōng | senior high school (abbr. for 高級中學|高级中学[gao1 ji2 zhong1 xue2]) |
| 心中 | xīnzhōng | central point; in one's thoughts |
| 从小 | cóngxiǎo | from childhood; from a young age |
| 中年 | zhōngnián | middle age |
Questions about 从中
What does 从中 mean?
从中 (cóngzhōng) means "from among them; from it" and is used as a adverb.
How do you write 从中?
从中 is made of 2 characters: 从 (4 strokes), 中 (4 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 从中 an HSK word?
Yes. 从中 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 从中 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 从中 is written 從中.
What is the difference between 从中 and 其中 (qízhōng)?
其中 means "among them" and works like a noun phrase, as in 其中一个 (one of them). 从中 means "from among them" or "from it" and comes before a verb to show where something is taken or learned from.
Does 从中 have any other common meaning besides "from it"?
Yes. In phrases like 从中帮忙 (cóngzhōng bāngmáng) or 从中调解 (cóngzhōng tiáojiě), it means acting in the middle between two sides, such as helping or mediating. In 从中获利 (cóngzhōng huòlì), it means getting a profit out of a situation.