Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

jiān, jiàn

Description

“间”常常用来表示两个东西中间的地方,也可以表示一段时间。

它还可以做量词,用来数房间,比如“一间房子”。

Meanings

中间zhōngjiān

space between; among; middle

他坐在我们两个人中间。

一间yì jiān

measure word for rooms

我家有三间房子。

jiàn

to separate; a gap or space

这两个字中间有一点间隔。

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Notes

  • Reading

    间 is jiān for most common uses; jiàn means separate or gap.

  • Nuance

    as a measure word 间 counts rooms, while 个 does not fit here.

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