Chinese word

途中

Pronunciation

Pinyintú zhōng

Meaning

  • nounon the way

Example

我们途中在小店里休息了一会儿。wǒ men tú zhōng zài xiǎo diàn lǐ xiū xī le yí huìr

We rested for a while at a small shop on the way.

Illustration for 途中 (on the way)

More examples

她在旅途中认识了很多朋友。tā zài lǚ tú zhōng rèn shí le hěn duō péng yǒu

She made many friends during her trip.

Core concept

The middle stretch of a journey or process, with movement or progress still continuing.

Common phrases

  • 旅途中lǚ tú zhōng

    during a trip

  • 回家途中huí jiā tú zhōng

    on the way home

  • 途中遇到tú zhōng yù dào

    encounter along the way

Similar words

中途zhōng tú: The point reached in the middle of an unfinished journey, activity, or process.
中间zhōng jiān: The place or time located between the outer parts of a larger whole.
路上lù shàng: A location on the road or a time spent traveling.

Definition in Chinese

用于指某个过程或行程进行到中间阶段的那一段时间或地点，表明事情尚未完成且处于过渡期。yòng yú zhǐ mǒu gè guò chéng huò xíng chéng jìn xíng dào zhōng jiān jiē duàn de nà yí duàn shí jiān huò dì diǎn biǎo míng shì qíng shàng wèi wán chéng qiě chǔ yú guò dù qī

Word origin

途 (tú, "route") + 中 (zhōng, "middle") combines the ideas of a route and its middle to describe progress before completion.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the travel-focused sense often heard in English, it can describe the middle of study, work, or another process even when no one is moving.

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