乡间
xiāng jiān
Pinyin

Definition

乡间
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xiāng jiān
  1. in the country
  2. rural
  3. pastoral

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中间
zhōng jiān
  1. 1 between
  2. 2 intermediate
  3. 3 mid
  4. 4 middle
之间
zhī jiān
  1. 1 between
  2. 2 among
  3. 3 inter-
人间
rén jiān
  1. 1 the human world
  2. 2 the earth
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
下乡
xià xiāng
  1. 1 to go to the countryside
世间
shì jiān
  1. 1 world
  2. 2 earth
他乡
tā xiāng
  1. 1 foreign land
  2. 2 away from one's native place
其间
qí jiān
  1. 1 in between
  2. 2 within that interval
  3. 3 in the meantime
包间
bāo jiān
  1. 1 private room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc)
  2. 2 parlor
  3. 3 booth
  4. 4 compartment
区间
qū jiān
  1. 1 interval (math.)
城乡
chéng xiāng
  1. 1 city and countryside
梦乡
mèng xiāng
  1. 1 the land of dreams
  2. 2 slumberland
家乡
jiā xiāng
  1. 1 hometown
  2. 2 native place
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
年间
nián jiān
  1. 1 in the years of
  2. 2 during those years
  3. 3 period (of dynasty or decade)

Idioms (12)

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
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
  1. 1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
入乡随俗
rù xiāng suí sú
  1. 1 When you enter a village, follow the local customs (idiom); do as the natives do
  2. 2 When in Rome, do as the Romans do
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
  1. 1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
  2. 2 connotations
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
异国他乡
yì guó tā xiāng
  1. 1 foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate
背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng
  1. 1 to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
衣锦还乡
yì jǐn huán xiāng
  1. 1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
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]

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