中的

zhòngdì
  1. to hit the target
  2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) to hit the nail on the head
  2. to hit the nail on the head
  3. to hit the target; to hit the mark

Wiktionary

射中靶心。比喻能掌握事物的重点。

重編國語辭典

Examples

他胜过他班中的同学

He excels over the other people in his class.

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他是家族中的异类。

He is the odd one of the family.

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我们中的一个得走。

One of us has to go.

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酒是灌入瓶中的诗。

Wine is poetry in bottles.

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云是天空中的水汽团。

A cloud is a mass of vapor in the sky.

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比我想象中的更简单。

That was easier than I thought it would be.

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生活中的烦恼在所难免。

The troubles of life are inevitable.

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不要吵醒熟睡中的孩子。

Don't wake up the sleeping child.

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你能看到天空中的繁星。

You can see a lot of stars in the sky.

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你是委员会中的成员吗？

Are you on the committee?

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汤姆看他在镜中的映像。

Tom looked at his reflection in the mirror.

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玛丽是三姐妹中的老幺。

Mary is the youngest of the three sisters.

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孩子是我们生命中的花朵。

Children are the flowers of our lives.

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我失去了生命中的十五秒。

I've lost 15 seconds of my life.

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我上高中的时候学过法语。

I studied French when I was in high school.

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我能闻到他呼吸中的酒精味。

I could smell the alcohol on his breath.

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你想要那些照片中的一些吗?

Would you like some of those pictures?

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汤姆是我朋友中的其中一位。

Tom is a friend of mine.

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你要这些花中的任何一朵吗？

Do you want any of these flowers?

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你要这些书中的任何一本吗？

Do you want any of these books?

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Entry Composition

1 中 zhòng
  1. to hit (a target)
  2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
  3. to win (a prize or lottery)
2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target

Containing this entry

一矢中的 yīshǐzhòngdì
  1. to hit the target with a single shot
  2. to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的 yīyǔzhòngdì (idiom) to hit the mark with a comment; to say sth spot on
不幸中的大幸 bùxìngzhōngdedàxìng

Related entries

射中 shèzhòng to hit the target
她不小心射中了他。

She accidentally shot him.

Source: Tatoeba

破的 pòdì
  1. to hit the target
  2. (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
正中要害 zhèngzhòngyàohài to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
说中 shuōzhòng
  1. to hit the nail on the head
  2. to predict correctly
他说中文。

He speaks Chinese.

Source: Tatoeba

一语道破 yīyǔdàopò
  1. one word says it all (idiom)
  2. to hit the nail on the head
  3. to be pithy and correct
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