jiān

interval, space; place, between

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

一夜之 yī yè zhī jiān (lit. and fig.) overnight
一時 yī shí jiān for a moment; momentarily
一瞬 yī shùn jiān split second
一線之 yī xiàn zhī jiān a hair's breadth apart; a fine line; a fine distinction
一霎 yī shà jiān in a flash
三維空 sān wéi kōng jiān three-dimensional space; 3D
上下班時 shàng xià bān shí jiān rush hour
上升空 shàng shēng kōng jiān upside; potential to rise
上班時 shàng bān shí jiān time of going to work; the morning rush hour
不經意 bù jīng yì jiān without paying attention; without noticing; unconsciously; inadvertently
不食人煙火 bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ lit. not eating the food of common mortals; fig. placing oneself above the common populace
shì jiān world; earth
zhōng jiān between; intermediate; mid; middle
人 zhōng jiān rén intermediary; mediator
件 zhōng jiān jiàn middleware
名 zhōng jiān míng middle name; second given name
商 zhōng jiān shāng middleman; broker
層 zhōng jiān céng mesosphere
派 zhōng jiān pài moderate faction; party of compromise; middle ground
神經元 zhōng jiān shén jīng yuán interneuron
纖維 zhōng jiān xiān wéi intermediate filament
路線 zhōng jiān lù xiàn middle road (in politics)
zhī jiān between; among; inter-
人世 rén shì jiān the secular world
rén jiān the human world; the earth
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