其中 (among them / of which) · 其中 (entre ellos / de los cuales)
A subset stays inside the earlier group
- Thirty students are mentioned, five of whom are boys.
- 三十个学生，其中五个是男生。 — The five boys belong to the group of thirty.
A subset stays inside the earlier group
- Thirty students are mentioned, five of whom are boys.
- 三十个student学生，among其中五个to be / is是schoolboy男生。 — The five boys belong to the group of thirty.
Thirty students are mentioned, five of whom are boys. What does 三十个学生，其中五个是男生。 communicate?
The five boys belong to the group of thirty. 其中 needs a recoverable group, but it may start a new sentence referring to a preceding sentence. Do not add the five again to make thirty-five.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 其中 (among them / of which). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
thirty三十(measure word)个students学生，among them其中five五(measure word)个are是boys男生。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is among其中 (among them / of which). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
thirty三十(measure word)个students学生，among them其中five五(measure word)个are是boys男生。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Thirty students, five of whom are boys: 三十个学生，____ 五个是男生。
… ，其中 … = among them: 其中五个是男生. · **… ，其中 …** = entre ellos: 其中五个是男生.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 三十个学生，其中五个是男生。: The five boys belong to the group of thirty.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 三十个student学生，among其中五个to be / is是schoolboy男生。: The five boys belong to the group of thirty.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What must be recoverable for 其中五个 to make sense?
The group may be named in an earlier sentence or supplied by context. 其中 can begin a new sentence with that group recoverable.
Know the boundary
- 其中 needs a recoverable group, but it may start a new sentence referring to a preceding sentence.
- Do not add the five again to make thirty-five.
Know the boundary
- among其中 needs a recoverable group, but it may start a new sentence referring to a preceding sentence.
- Do not add the five again to make thirty-five.
其中 means “all of them”. · 其中 significa "todos ellos".
其中 = among them (a part), not all. · 其中 = entre ellos (una parte), no todos.
In the opening situation: The five boys belong to the group of thirty.
其中 needs a recoverable group, but it may start a new sentence referring to a preceding sentence. Do not add the five again to make thirty-five. The five boys belong to the group of thirty.
Use the distinction
- The five boys belong to the group of thirty.
- 其中 needs a recoverable group, but it may start a new sentence referring to a preceding sentence. Do not add the five again to make thirty-five.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Nouns.
Use the distinction
- The five boys belong to the group of thirty.
- among其中 needs a recoverable group, but it may start a new sentence referring to a preceding sentence. Do not add the five again to make thirty-five.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Nouns.