之中 zhīzhōng HSK5 among Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zhīzhōng among 之 zhī particle [possessive] Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.中 zhōng locative middle middle; center; within; among; inside a range or period of timezhīzhōng in the process of 之 zhī particle [possessive] Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.中 zhōng particlelocative [in progress] Used after a verb or noun to indicate that an action is in progress or a state is ongoing.