之间 (之間)
zhī jiān
Pinyin

Definition

之间 (之間)
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zhī jiān
  1. between
  2. among
  3. inter-

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之
zhī
  1. 1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
  2. 2 him
  3. 3 her
  4. 4 it
之前
zhī qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 prior to
  3. 3 ago
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 beforehand
之后
zhī hòu
  1. 1 afterwards
  2. 2 following
  3. 3 later
  4. 4 after
三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one third
不败之地
bù bài zhī dì
  1. 1 invincible position

Idioms (20)

一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
  1. 1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
  2. 2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)
一掬同情之泪
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

中非之间没有历史包袱，只有友好合作，没有‘负资产’，只有‘正能量’。”
ZhōngFēi zhījiān méiyǒu lìshǐ bāofu ，zhǐ yǒu yǒuhǎo hézuò ，méiyǒu ‘fù zīchǎn ’，zhǐ yǒu ‘zhèng néngliàng ’。”
"There is no historical burden between China and Africa, only friendly cooperation, no 'negative assets', only 'positive energy'."
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软销售和硬文章之间看上去很像，但它们之间微妙的区别是，文章要有立场，而推销重在利益，
ruǎn xiāoshòu hé yìng wénzhāng zhījiān kànshangqu hěn xiàng ，dàn tāmen zhījiān wēimiào de qūbié shì ，wénzhāng yào yǒu lìchǎng ，ér tuīxiāo zhòng zài lìyì ，
Soft sales ads and hard core advertisements look a lot alike, but the subtle difference between them is that the advertisement needs to have a position and the soft promotion focuses on the benefits...
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才能撇清G这个不食人间烟火的艺术家和为五斗米折腰的匠人，以及无利不起早的商贾之间令人尴尬的关系。
cáinéng piěqīng G zhège bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ de yìshùjiā hé wéi wǔdǒumǐ zhéyāo de jiàngrén ，yǐjí wúlì bùqǐzǎo de shānggǔ zhījiān lìngrén gāngà de guānxi 。
This clarifies the awkward relationship between G, the artist, who is otherworldly, and the craftsmen who must bow for their food, and merchants who only do things for their own benefit.
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是是是，夫妻之间称兄道弟的成何体统，赶紧把他给“休”了，省得受气！眼不见心不烦！
shì shì shì ，fūqī zhījiān chēngxiōngdàodì de chénghétǐtǒng ，gǎnjǐn bǎ tā gěi “xiū ”le ，shěngde shòu qì ！yǎnbùjiàn xīnbùfán ！
Yes, yes, yes. A couple who call each other bro, whatever next? You should just quit him and be done with it, to avoid being bullied! Out of sight, out of mind!
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早早早！我昨晚熬夜追剧来着，没睡饱，早上一睁眼就觉得特累！对啊，你怎么那么精神抖擞的，感觉咱俩之间隔着时差啊！
zǎo zǎo zǎo ！wǒ zuówǎn áoyè zhuījù láizhe ，méi shuì bǎo ，zǎoshang yī zhēng yǎn jiù juéde tè lèi ！duìa ，nǐ zěnme nàme jīngshéndǒusǒu de ，gǎnjué zánliǎ zhījiān gé zhe shíchā ā ！
M-o-r-n-i-n-g, I was up all night catching up with that TV show. I've not slept enough. Once I opened my eyes this morning I felt exhausted. Hey, why are you so full of energy? It's as if there's time difference between us!
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这一大清早的像完成了我一天的预期，人类之间的差距也太大了吧，我受到了一万点的伤害。不过真是牛！你都几点起床啊？
zhè yī dàqīngzǎo de xiàng wánchéng le wǒ yī tiān de yùqī ，rénlèi zhījiān de chājù yě tài dà le ba ，wǒ shòudào le yīwàn diǎn de shānghài 。bùguò zhēn shì niú ！nǐ dōu jǐ diǎn qǐchuáng ā ？
You've finished my whole to do list in one morning. The difference between two human beings couldn't be greater. I'm so terribly hurt right now. But jeez, that bloody awesome! What time do you get up?
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这样看来通过词汇就可以将信息有逻辑的链接起来，所以词语和词语之间也不是孤立的，相反它们本身就蕴含了大量信息。所以词汇真的可说是语言的一切了。
zhèyàng kànlai tōngguò cíhuì jiù kěyǐ jiāng xìnxī yǒu luóji de liànjiē qǐlái ，suǒyǐ cíyǔ hé cíyǔ zhījiān yě bù shì gūlì de ，xiāngfǎn tāmen běnshēn jiù yùnhán le dàliàng xìnxī 。suǒyǐ cíhuì zhēnde kě shuō shì yǔyán de yīqiè le 。
So, from this it seems that through the lexicon you can link bits of data together with logic, so individual vocabulary words aren't isolated from one another. On the contrary, they contain a lot of data in themselves. So you really can say that vocabulary is everything in language.
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然而，愉快的情绪突然之间被打断，一辆超速转弯的车子冲了出来，差点儿撞上他。
ránér ，yúkuài de qíngxù tūrán zhījiān bèi dǎduàn ，yī liàng chāosù zhuǎnwān de chēzi chōng le chūlái ，chàdiǎnr zhuàng shàng tā 。
However, his happiness was interrupted all of a sudden. A car, which was speeding, appeared out of nowhere, almost crashing into him.
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仿佛一夜之间，夸夸群突然火了，有人为寻求认同，有人为取悦伴侣，“收费夸人”的服务亦应运而生，多个电商平台已上线“在线夸人服务”。但在业内看来，夸夸群终究只是一时的产物，并不能真正解决焦虑、缺乏认同的话题，难以形成常态，其目前的一些盈利模式也难以实现规模性放大。
fǎngfú yīyèzhījiān ，kuākuāqún tūrán huǒ le ，yǒurén wéi xúnqiú rèntóng ，yǒurén wéi qǔyuè bànlǚ ，“shōufèi kuā rén ”de fúwù yì yìngyùnérshēng ，duōge diànshāng píngtái yǐ shàngxiàn “zàixiàn kuā rén fúwù ”。dàn zài yè nèi kànlai ，kuākuāqún zhōngjiū zhǐshì yīshí de chǎnwù ，bìng bùnéng zhēnzhèng jiějué jiāolǜ 、quēfá rèntóng de huàtí ，nányǐ xíngchéng chángtài ，qí mùqián de yīxiē yínglì móshì yě nányǐshíxiàn guīmó xìng fàngdà 。
Overnight “praising groups” became hot among Chinese netizens. Some people sought recognition and some people wanted to please their partners. Such paid praising services took off and many e-commerce platforms were launched online. However, in the industry's view, after all, these services for exaggerated or over the top compliments are only temporary. They can't really solve the problem of anxiety and lack recognition. Therefore it’ll be difficult to become a norm, with some of its current profit models to achieve scale expansion.
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曾晶介绍，对于老年人，体重过轻或消瘦会增加骨质疏松、食道和胃肿瘤等疾病的风险，同时导致对疾病的抵抗耐受力降低、缩短寿命。目前普遍认为，老年人的健康体质指数在20～27之间为宜，也就是说，微胖的老人相对更健康。
zēngjīng jièshào ，duìyú lǎoniánrén ，tǐzhòng guò qīng huò xiāoshòu huì zēngjiā gǔzhí shūsōng 、shídào hé wèi zhǒngliú děng jíbìng de fēngxiǎn ，tóngshí dǎozhì duì jíbìng de dǐkàng nàishòulì jiàngdī 、suōduǎn shòumìng 。mùqián pǔbiàn rènwéi ，lǎoniánrén de jiànkāng tǐzhì zhǐshù zài 20 ～27 zhījiān wèiyí ，yějiùshìshuō ，wēi pàng de lǎorén xiāngduì gèng jiànkāng 。
Zeng Jing said that for the elderly, underweight or weight loss will increase the risk of osteoporosis, esophagus and stomach cancer, and at the same time lead to reduced resistance to disease and shorten life. It is generally believed that the healthy body mass index of the elderly is between 20 and 27, that is to say, old people who are slightly plump are relatively healthier.
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