Throughout A; all over A; during the course of A
Action covers an entire time period or area (and not just a single time/location)
- Throughout A; all over A; during the course of A Action covers an entire time period or area (and not just a single time/location)
- During A (period of time); in the middle of A Usually refers to something happening in the middle of a period of time A (and not over the entire span of that period)
- Action A is currently ongoing/in the middle of Shows a state that A is currently happening.
8点
今週中に宿題をしてきてください。
Please do the homework during this week.
12点
今学期中に、本を100冊読みたいです。
I want to read a hundred books this semester.
6点
来週中に、雪が降るそうだよ。
They say it'll snow during next week.
6点
このパズル難しくて、一日中頑張っても解けなかったの。
This puzzle is hard; even though I kept at it all day I couldn't solve it.
5点
川上君、終電逃して、一晩中歩いて帰ったんだって。
I heard Mr. Kawakami missed the last train and spent all night walking home.
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日本中 (throughout Japan)
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During A (period of time); in the middle of A
Usually refers to something happening in the middle of a period of time A (and not over the entire span of that period)
- Throughout A; all over A; during the course of A Action covers an entire time period or area (and not just a single time/location)
- During A (period of time); in the middle of A Usually refers to something happening in the middle of a period of time A (and not over the entire span of that period)
- Action A is currently ongoing/in the middle of Shows a state that A is currently happening.
4点
6月中の日本は雨ばかり降っています。
It does nothing but rain in Japan throughout June.
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会議中 (during a meeting)
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Note that this is the ちゅう form of the kanji 中.
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mysticfive
7
Level: 1265
(11 years ago)
there are certain terms that use ちゅう and others that use じゅう - be careful not to mix them up! For example, the following almost always use じゅう rather than ちゅう: 一年 一日 間

Action A is currently ongoing/in the middle of
Shows a state that A is currently happening.
- Throughout A; all over A; during the course of A Action covers an entire time period or area (and not just a single time/location)
- During A (period of time); in the middle of A Usually refers to something happening in the middle of a period of time A (and not over the entire span of that period)
- Action A is currently ongoing/in the middle of Shows a state that A is currently happening.
10点
部長は今、来客中です。
The head director is currently with guests.
5点
仕事中に話し掛けないで!
Don't talk at work!
5点
こら、騒がないの、食事中でしょ!
Hey, don't make a racket, we're in the middle of eating!
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話し中 (currently talking (usually on the phone))
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mysticfive
5
Level: 1265
(11 years ago)
the noun here is usually (but not always) either a verb stem (like 話し or 考え) or a noun that functions as a verb when する is added (like 勉強 or 準備)

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