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間

jiān

interval, space; place, between

Strokes
12
Radical
門
HSK
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Tone
1

Other readings: jiàn

Simplified form: 间

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Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 间, the simplified form of 間. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我有时间。

    Wǒ yǒu shí jiān

    I have time.

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  • 时间到了。

    Shí jiān dào le

    Time's up.

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  • 没时间了。

    Méi shí jiān le

    There is no time.

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  • 我没时间。

    Wǒ méi shí jiān

    I have no time.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 间

  • 时间shí jiān 2–1 time; period
  • 间jiān 1between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms
  • 房间fáng jiān 2–1 room
  • 中间zhōng jiān 1–1 the middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime
  • 洗手间xǐ shǒu jiān 3–3–1 → 2–3–1toilet; lavatory; washroom
  • 民间mín jiān 2–1 among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments
  • 卫生间wèi shēng jiān 4–1–1bathroom; toilet; WC
  • 之间zhī jiān 1–1 (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间)
  • 空间kōng jiān 1–1 space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
  • 期间qī jiān 1–1 period of time; time; time period; period
  • 人间rén jiān 2–1 the human world; the earth
  • 夜间yè jiān 4–1 nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)