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中間 word · TOCFL 2 (est.)
中間 ＝ 中 ＋ 間
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ · zhōngjiān
noun/place word — middle; the space between; among; in the center

字源 FORM — what the parts do

中middle; center (中央)zhōng
間space between; gap (時間)jiān門 (gate) + 日 (sun) — sunlight shining through the gap in a gate
中間，中央的中，時間的間。
關 · Related
中央zhōngyāngcenter/central — the same 中, more formal or institutional之間zhījiānbetween — the same 間 used as a postposition