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从中

cóng zhōng · cong zhong

Traditional 從中

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. from within
  2. therefrom
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Choose one of three teas

  1. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)三种(sānzhǒng)茶(chá)，你(nǐ)从中(cóngzhōng)选(xuǎn)一个(yīgè)吧(ba)。

    There are three kinds of tea. Choose one from them.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)从中(cóngzhōng)选(xuǎn)绿茶(lǜchá)。

    I'll choose the green tea.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)选(xuǎn)它(tā)？

    Why that one?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)从中(cóngzhōng)闻到(wéndào)了(le)花(huā)的(de)味道(wèidao)。

    I can smell flowers in it.

  5. Dengdeng

    那是(nàshì)桌上(zhuōshàng)的(de)花(huā)，不是(bùshì)茶(chá)！

    That's the flowers on the table, not the tea!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)要(yào)沉(chén)迷(mí)于(yú)过(guò)去(qù)，而(ér)是(shì)要(yào)从(cóng)中(zhōng)吸(xī)取(qǔ)教(jiào)训(xùn)。

Never live in the past but always learn from it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeeSooHa · English by LeeSooHa · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)不(bù)管(guǎn)读(dú)多(duō)少(shǎo)次(cì)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)能(néng)从(cóng)中(zhōng)有(yǒu)新(xīn)发(fā)现(xiàn)。

No matter how many times I read this book I discover something new.

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

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