ちゅう
chu u

Noun

1. medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); middle

Suffix

2. in; within; out of (e.g. ten people); among

ある調査ちょうさによると、今日きょうではにんちゅうさんにん外交がいこう問題もんだいには関心かんしんのようだ。
aru chōsani yoruto kyōdewa goninchū sanninga gaikōmondainiwa mukanshinno yōda.
According to a survey, three in five people today are indifferent to foreign affairs.
空気くうきちゅうのごくちいさい粒子りゅうしがガンのもとになりる。
kūkichūno goku chiisai ryūshiga ganno motoni narieru.
Tiny particles in the air can cause cancer.
いちれい人中じんちゅうさんにんはビデオをっている。
jūninchū sanninwa bideō motte iru
Three out of ten persons have a video.
Suffix

3. during; while; in (the course of); within (a period); throughout

かれ旅行りょこうちゅう病気びょうきになった。
karewa ryokōchūni byōkini natta.
He got sick during the trip.
Suffix

4. currently (doing); in the process of; in the middle of; under (e.g. construction, investigation)

となり部屋へやでは会議かいぎちゅうです。
tonarino heyadewa kaigichūdesu.
There is a conference going on in the next room.
Noun

5. middle way; moderation

Noun

6. second volume (of three)

Related to
Noun

7. junior high school; middle school

Abbreviation
Related to 中学校
Noun

8. China

Abbreviation
Related to 中国