离间
lí jiàn
Pinyin

Definition

离间
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lí jiàn
  1. to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之间
zhī jiān
  1. 1 between
  2. 2 among
  3. 3 inter-
夜间
yè jiān
  1. 1 nighttime
  2. 2 evening or night (e.g. classes)
房间
fáng jiān
  1. 1 room
  2. 2 CL:間|间[jiān],個|个[gè]
时间
shí jiān
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 period
  3. 3 CL:段[duàn]
期间
qī jiān
  1. 1 period of time
  2. 2 time
  3. 3 time period
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
瞬间
shùn jiān
  1. 1 in an instant
  2. 2 in a flash
空间
kōng jiān
  1. 1 space
  2. 2 room
  3. 3 (fig.) scope
  4. 4 leeway
  5. 5 (astronomy) outer space
  6. 6 (physics, math.) space
距离
jù lí
  1. 1 distance
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 to be apart from
间
jiān
  1. 1 between
  2. 2 among
  3. 3 within a definite time or space
  4. 4 room
  5. 5 section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
  6. 6 classifier for rooms
离
Lí
  1. 1 surname Li
离开
lí kāi
  1. 1 to depart
  2. 2 to leave
世间
shì jiān
  1. 1 world
  2. 2 earth
中间
zhōng jiān
  1. 1 between
  2. 2 intermediate
  3. 3 mid
  4. 4 middle
人间
rén jiān
  1. 1 the human world
  2. 2 the earth
其间
qí jiān
  1. 1 in between
  2. 2 within that interval
  3. 3 in the meantime
分离
fēn lí
  1. 1 to separate
别离
bié lí
  1. 1 to take leave of
  2. 2 to leave
  3. 3 separation
悲欢离合
bēi huān lí hé
  1. 1 joys and sorrows
  2. 2 partings and reunions
  3. 3 the vicissitudes of life
时间表
shí jiān biǎo
  1. 1 schedule
  2. 2 timetable
晚间
wǎn jiān
  1. 1 evening
  2. 2 night

Idioms (20)

三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
  1. 1 to talk shop all the time (idiom)
不离不弃
bù lí bù qì
  1. 1 to stand by (sb) (idiom)
  2. 2 steadfast loyalty
人间地狱
rén jiān dì yù
  1. 1 hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
  2. 2 fig. having an uncomfortable time
分崩离析
fēn bēng lí xī
  1. 1 to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
  2. 2 falling to pieces
妻离子散
qī lí zǐ sàn
  1. 1 a family wrenched apart (idiom)
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
  1. 1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
  2. 2 connotations
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
  1. 1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep close to
弹指一挥间
tán zhǐ yī huī jiān
  1. 1 in a flash (idiom)
弹指之间
tán zhǐ zhī jiān
  1. 1 a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
  2. 2 in a short moment
  3. 3 in a flash
  4. 4 in the twinkling of an eye
挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn
  1. 1 to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
  1. 1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
流离失所
liú lí shī suǒ
  1. 1 destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about
  2. 2 displaced
流离颠沛
liú lí diān pèi
  1. 1 destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means
众叛亲离
zhòng pàn qīn lí
  1. 1 lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to find oneself utterly isolated
背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
  1. 1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
若即若离
ruò jí ruò lí
  1. 1 lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to keep one's distance
  3. 3 (of a relationship) lukewarm
  4. 4 vague
万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
  1. 1 many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
亲密无间
qīn mì wú jiān
  1. 1 close relation, no gap (idiom); intimate and nothing can come between
调虎离山
diào hǔ lí shān
  1. 1 to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
  2. 2 to lure an enemy away from his territory
貌合心离
mào hé xīn lí
  1. 1 the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement

Sample Sentences

哼，我们两口子好得很呢，你这个坏蛋，少在这儿挑拨离间！
hèng ，wǒmen liǎngkǒuzi hǎo de hěn ne ，nǐ zhè ge huàidàn ，shǎo zài zhèr tiǎobōlíjiàn ！
Hmmm, we're as thick as thieves, you're the bad egg. You should stop stirring stuff up between us!
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