N31595/1669

ちゅう

nounnoun (generic)suffixabbreviation

Reading

Meanings

  • medium (size), average (grade, level, etc.), middle
  • in, within, out of (e.g. ten people), among
  • during, while, in (the course of), within (a period), throughout
  • currently (doing), in the process of, in the middle of, under (e.g. construction, investigation)
  • middle way, moderation
  • second volume (of three)
  • junior high school, middle school
  • China

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Example sentences

会議かいぎちゅうしずかにしてください。

Please be quiet during the meeting.

このクラスのなか彼女かのじょ一番いちばん上手じょうずです。

Among all the students in this class, she is the best.

そのビルはいま工事こうじちゅうです。

That building is currently under construction.

じゅうにんなかさんにんだけが試験しけん合格ごうかくした。

Only three out of ten people passed the exam.

かれ食事しょくじちゅう電話でんわた。

He answered the phone while eating.