阴间
yīn jiān
Pinyin

Definition

阴间
 - 
yīn jiān
  1. the nether world
  2. Hades

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
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
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
光阴
guāng yīn
  1. 1 time available
其间
qí jiān
  1. 1 in between
  2. 2 within that interval
  3. 3 in the meantime
区间
qū jiān
  1. 1 interval (math.)
时间表
shí jiān biǎo
  1. 1 schedule
  2. 2 timetable
晚间
wǎn jiān
  1. 1 evening
  2. 2 night
民间
mín jiān
  1. 1 among the people
  2. 2 popular
  3. 3 folk
  4. 4 non-governmental
  5. 5 involving people rather than governments
无间
wú jiàn
  1. 1 very close
  2. 2 no gap between them
  3. 3 continuously
  4. 4 unbroken
  5. 5 hard to separate
  6. 6 indistinguishable
突然间
tū rán jiān
  1. 1 suddenly
卫生间
wèi shēng jiān
  1. 1 bathroom
  2. 2 toilet
  3. 3 WC
  4. 4 CL:間|间[jiān]

Idioms (19)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
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
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
  1. 1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
  2. 2 connotations
寸金难买寸光阴
cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.
  2. 2 Time is precious.
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
亲密无间
qīn mì wú jiān
  1. 1 close relation, no gap (idiom); intimate and nothing can come between
间不容发
jiān bù róng fà
  1. 1 (to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)
  2. 2 in a critical state
  3. 3 on the brink of crisis
  4. 4 very close (to happening)
  5. 5 Taiwan pr. [jiàn bù róng fǎ]
阴差阳错
yīn chā yáng cuò
  1. 1 (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
阴德必有阳报
yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào
  1. 1 hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)
阴沟里翻船
yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán
  1. 1 to meet with unexpected failure (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)
阴虚火旺
yīn xū huǒ wàng
  1. 1 an excess of heat caused by a deficiency in Yin energy (idiom)
阴谋诡计
yīn móu guǐ jì
  1. 1 crafty plots and machinations (idiom)
阴错阳差
yīn cuò yáng chā
  1. 1 (idiom) due to an unexpected turn of events
阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the influence still lingers on
  3. 3 the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
阳奉阴违
yáng fèng yīn wéi
  1. 1 outward devotion but inner opposition (idiom); to pay lip service
  2. 2 to agree overtly, but oppose in secret

Sample Sentences

你别吓着化妆师，人家刚进剧组。小娟，这是李老师，演道长的。他要把我送回阴间。
nǐ bié xiàzháo huàzhuāngshī ，rénjiā gāng jìn jùzǔ 。Xiǎo Juān ，zhè shì Lǐ lǎoshī ，yǎn dàozhǎng de 。tā yào bǎ wǒ sònghuí yīnjiān 。
Don't scare the make-up artist! She just started working here. Xiao Juan, this is Mr. Li. He plays the Zombie Slayer. He wants to grab me and send me back to the Netherworld.
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