湖中

húzhōng

noun

Meanings

1 in the lake
2 the middle of the lake

Characters

Examples

湖中有一座小岛。

Húzhōng yǒu yí zuò xiǎodǎo.

There is a small island in the middle of the lake.

小船静静地漂在湖中。

Xiǎochuán jìngjìngde piāo zài húzhōng.

The little boat drifts quietly on the lake.

Tips

grammar

湖中 is a literary/compact version of 湖里 or 湖的中间. The suffix 中 'in/amid' is preferred in written and descriptive prose: 空中 (in the air), 林中 (in the forest), 湖中 — feels more elegant than the colloquial 湖里.

Stroke Order

湖 hú

中 zhōng