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伯仲之间

bó zhòng zhī jiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
almost on a par
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-95c48837254bc120. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

伯仲之間 伯仲之间 [bo2 zhong4 zhi1 jian1] /almost on a par/

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Other forms in these source records: 伯仲之間

  • 伯
    bà

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    bǎi

    one hundred (old)

    bó

    father's elder brother / senior / paternal elder uncle / eldest of brothers / respectful form of address / Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]

  • 仲
    zhòng

    second month of a season / middle / intermediate / second amongst brothers

    Zhòng

    surname Zhong

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 间
    jiān

    between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms

    jiàn

    gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.