间 (間)
jiān
Pinyin

Definition

间 (間)
 - 
jiān
  1. between
  2. among
  3. within a definite time or space
  4. room
  5. section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
  6. classifier for rooms
间 (間)
 - 
jiàn
  1. gap
  2. to separate
  3. to thin out (seedlings)
  4. to sow discontent

Character Decomposition

Compounds (4)

简
jiǎn
  1. 1 simple
  2. 2 uncomplicated
  3. 3 letter
  4. 4 to choose
  5. 5 to select
  6. 6 bamboo strips used for writing (old)
瞷
jiàn
  1. 1 to spy
蕳
jiān
  1. 1 orchid (same as 蘭草|兰草)
  2. 2 Eupatorium (same as 蕑)
锏
jiǎn
  1. 1 ancient weapon like a long solid metal truncheon

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 classifier: 间 jiān
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
时间
shí jiān
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 period
  3. 3 classifier: 段 duàn
瞬间
shùn jiān
  1. 1 in an instant
  2. 2 in a flash

Idioms (7)

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
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

Sample Sentences

请跟我来。这里就是我们的生产车间。
qǐng gēn wǒ lái 。zhèlǐ jiùshì wǒmen de shēngchǎnchējiān 。
Please follow me. Here is our production area.
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今天时间不够，我们只好走马看花。
jīntiān shíjiān bùgòu ，wǒmen zhǐhǎo zǒumǎkànhuā 。
We don’t have enough time today. We can only rush through sightseeing.
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老师，我想加长考试时间。
lǎoshī ，wǒ xiǎng jiācháng kǎoshì shíjiān 。
Teacher, I want to extend the exam time.
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这间公司薪水不高，我没那么想做这份工作。
zhè jiān gōngsī xīnshuǐ bù gāo ，wǒ méinàme xiǎng zuò zhè fèn gōngzuò 。
The company offers low pay. I don’t really want to do this job.
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有一间公司的股票涨得很快，但是要小心“螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后”，这可能只是一时的炒作而已。
yǒu yī jiān gōngsī de gǔpiào zhǎng de hěn kuài ，dànshì yào xiǎoxīn “tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu ”，zhè kěnéng zhǐshì yīshí de chǎozuò éryǐ 。
One company's stock increases fast. But beware of the potential danger. This might only be a short-term hype.
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这个时间可能没有空的会议室。
zhège shíjiān kěnéng méiyǒu kōng de huìyìshì 。
The meeting room is probably not available at this time.
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你想把这间公寓租给谁？
nǐ xiǎng bǎ zhè jiān gōngyù zū gěi shéi ？
Who would you like to rent your apartment to?
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夜深了，但她房间的灯还亮着。
yè shēn le ，dàn tā fángjiān de dēng hái liàng zhe 。
Still : It’s late at night, but her room light is still on.
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现在啊，现在倒是有点时间。
xiànzài a ，xiànzài dàoshi yǒu diǎn shíjiān 。
I actually have some free time now.
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洗手间
xǐ shǒu jiān
washroom
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