English–Chinese

“among them” in Chinese

Chinese

Also在内 (zài nèi)

Pronunciation

Pinyinqí zhōng

Example

我们买了五个苹果,其中两个坏了。wǒ men mǎi le wǔ gè píng guǒ qí zhōng liǎng gè huài le

We bought five apples, and two of them were spoiled.

Illustration for 其中 (among them)

How to say “among them” in Chinese

“Among them” in Chinese is 其中 (qí zhōng).

A pointer to selected members or cases inside a larger group or range.

Full entry for 其中: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 其中

班上有二十个学生,其中有五个喜欢足球。bān shàng yǒu èr shí gè xué shēng qí zhōng yǒu wǔ gè xǐ huān zú qiú

There are twenty students in the class, and five of them like soccer.

Tips for using 其中

  • English often puts "of them" after the number, while Chinese puts 其中 (qízhōng, "among them") before it in patterns such as 其中两个 (qízhōng liǎng gè, "two of them").

Other Chinese words for “among them”

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在内

zài nèi

adverbamong them

这次考试有十人通过,在内三人是留学生。zhè cì kǎo shì yǒu shí rén tōng guò zài nèi sān rén shì liú xué shēng

Ten people passed the exam this time, and three of them are international students.

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