No. 4,194 in Korean
중간에
"In the middle" or "during."
In a sentence
회의 중간에 잠시 쉬는 시간이 있습니다.
There is a short break in the middle of the meeting.
중간에 is used to indicate 'in the middle of' in the context of an ongoing process or event, here referring to the meeting.
등산하다가 중간에 길을 잃어서 힘들었어요.
While hiking, I lost the trail in the middle and it was difficult.
중간에 is used to express the occurrence of an event 'in the middle of' an ongoing activity, here referring to hiking.
큐브의 중간에 색이 바뀌도록 설정했어요.
I set it so the color changes in the middle of the cube.
중간에 reflects the spatial concept of 'in the middle of' a physical entity, here referring to a cube.
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