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间

jiān
HSK 13 readings

“Between” in Chinese is 间 (jiān).

Other characters with the syllable jian: see all 33 →

Meaning

  • between
  • among
  • within a definite time or space
Show 7 more meanings
  • room
  • section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars
  • classifier for rooms
  • gap
  • to separate
  • to thin out (seedlings)
  • to sow discontent

Example

跟我进房间。

Follow me into the room.

From 房间 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • jiānbetween / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms
  • jiàngap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 间

房间fángjiānroomHSK 1时间shíjiān(concept of) timeHSK 1中间zhōngjiānthe middle; the insideHSK 1洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoiletHSK 1民间mínjiānamong the peopleHSK 3卫生间wèishēngjiānbathroomHSK 3空间kōngjiānspace; roomHSK 4期间qījiānperiod of timeHSK 4

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1

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