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

cǐ jiān here; this place
mín jiān among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments
傳說 mín jiān chuán shuō popular tradition; folk legend
故事 mín jiān gù shi folk story; folktale
組織 mín jiān zǔ zhī association; organization; humanitarian organization; NGO
習俗 mín jiān xí sú folk customs
舞 mín jiān wǔ folk dance
舞蹈 mín jiān wǔ dǎo folk dance
藝術 mín jiān yì shù folk art
音樂 mín jiān yīn yuè folk music
市 hé jiān shì Hejian county level city in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
洗手 xǐ shǒu jiān toilet; lavatory; washroom
洗滌 xǐ dí jiān washroom; washhouse
洗澡 xǐ zǎo jiān bathroom; restroom; shower room; CL:間|间[jian1]
消磨時 xiāo mó shí jiān to kill time
減壓時表 jiǎn yā shí jiān biǎo decompression schedule (diving); also called 減壓程序|减压程序[jian3 ya1 cheng2 xu4]
帶 cháo jiān dài intertidal zone
zào jiān kitchen (dialect); CL:間|间[jian1]
無意 wú yì jiān inadvertently; unintentionally
wú jiàn very close; no gap between them; continuously; unbroken; hard to separate; indistinguishable
營業時 yíng yè shí jiān time of business; opening hours (of shop); working time
爭取時 zhēng qǔ shí jiān to act with urgency; to buy time
yòng jiàn using spies
用餐時 yòng cān shí jiān meal times
tián jiān field; farm; farming area; village