\tWhen describing spatial relationships, the words \u4e4b\u95f4 (zh\u012bji\u0101n) and \u4e2d\u95f4 (zh\u014dngji\u0101n) will come in handy to express the concepts of "between" and "among." Both have a few particular uses, though.<\/p>\n
\tBoth can mean "in the middle"<\/strong><\/p>\n \tGrammatically, both \u4e4b\u95f4 and \u4e2d\u95f4 are nouns (location nouns, to be precise). One difference between the two, however, is that \u4e2d\u95f4 can be used all by itself, but \u4e4b\u95f4 is always used together with other words. \tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n \tFor time and number ranges use \u4e4b\u95f4<\/strong> \tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n \tFor describing location within an object, use \u4e2d\u95f4<\/strong> \tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n \tOther uses of \u4e4b\u95f4<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\u4e4b\u95f4 can be used to indicate relationships<\/strong> \tIn the structure above, Noun1 and Noun2 are frequently people. \tOther uses of \u4e2d\u95f4<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\u4e2d\u95f4 can also mean "among" \tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n \t\u4e2d\u95f4 can be used as part of other words<\/strong> \tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n
\tBetween two points in space<\/strong>
\t\u4e4b\u95f4 and \u4e2d\u95f4 can both refer to a space "in the middle" between two points, as long as we're talking about physical space. So between Shanghai and Beijing, between my eyes, between the psychotic monkey and the enraged elephant, etc.
\tStructure<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\t\u5728\u6c99\u53d1\u548c\u684c\u5b50\u4e4b\u95f4\u6709\u4e00\u53ea\u732b\u3002<\/div>\n
\tThis usage refers to examples like "between 8am and 3pm" or "a number between 32 and 51."
\tStructure<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\t\u4f60 \u9700\u8981 \u5728 \u516b \u70b9 \u5230 \u5341 \u70b9 \u4e4b\u95f4 \u6765 \u3002<\/div>\n
\tThis "within" could be "inside" a space (like inside a house, or inside a refrigerator), and is similar to \u91cc\u9762 except that it is also centered in the space (with regards to the sides, but not height). But it can also mean "in the middle of" a two-dimensional physical space, like in the middle (center) of a table, or in the middle of the screen.
\tYou can't use \u4e4b\u95f4 in this way.
\tStructure<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\t\u623f\u5b50 \u7684 \u4e2d\u95f4 \u6709 \u4e00 \u4e2a \u5927 \u684c\u5b50 \u3002<\/div>\n
\tThe idea is that the relationship is "between two people," and the "between" is indicated by \u4e4b\u95f4. This usage of \u4e4b\u95f4 can also refer to relationships between a person and a company, two companies, two countries, etc.
\tYou can't use \u4e2d\u95f4 in this way.
\tStructure<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n
\t\u6211\u4eec \u4e4b\u95f4 \u4ec0\u4e48 \u8bdd \u90fd \u8bf4 \u3002<\/div>\n
\t\u4e2d\u95f4 is used when referring to one (or more) "among many."
\tStructure<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n
\t\u4f60\u4eec \u4e2d\u95f4 \u6709 \u4f1a \u5531\u6b4c \u7684 \u5417 \uff1f<\/div>\n
\t\u4e2d\u95f4 is a noun, and can combine with other nouns to create a number of fairly common verbs.
\tStructure<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\t\u4e2d\u95f4\u4eba<\/div>\n