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中途

zhōng tú · zhong tu

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. midway
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Getting off halfway

  1. Dengdeng

    这趟(zhètàng)车(chē)要(yào)坐(zuò)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    This bus ride takes two hours.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)中途(zhōngtú)想(xiǎng)下车(xiàchē)，买(mǎi)点(diǎn)吃的(chīde)。

    I want to get off midway and buy some food.

  3. Dengdeng

    中途(zhōngtú)下车(xiàchē)？下一趟(xiàyītàng)车(chē)要(yào)等(děng)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Get off midway? The next bus is an hour away.

  4. Liangliang

    路边(lùbiān)有(yǒu)一家(yījiā)很(hěn)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)包子铺(bāozipū)，我(wǒ)查(chá)过(guò)了(le)。

    There is a great bun shop by the road. I checked.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)早就(zǎojiù)计划(jìhuà)好(hǎo)中途(zhōngtú)吃(chī)包子(bāozi)了(le)！

    You planned to eat buns midway all along!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)中(zhōng)途(tú)在(zài)芝(zhī)加(jiā)哥(gē)停(tíng)留(liú)。

We had a stopover in Chicago.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)中(zhōng)途(tú)在(zài)洛(luò)杉(shān)矶(jī)和(hé)芝(zhī)加(jiā)哥(gē)停(tíng)留(liú)。

He stopped over at Los Angeles and Chicago.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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