jiān

midpoint, space; place, locality

HSK 2 #135

DEFINITIONS

间 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
间 jiàn
  • gap
  • to separate
  • to thin out (seedlings)
  • to sow discontent

STROKES

WORDS

断 jiàn duàn disconnected; interrupted; suspended
站 kōng jiān zhàn space station
xiāng jiān in the country; rural; pastoral
衣帽 yī mào jiān cloakroom
yīn jiān the nether world; Hades
亲密无 qīn mì wú jiān close relation, no gap (idiom); intimate and nothing can come between
歇 jiàn xiē to stop in the middle of sth; intermittent; intermittence
xiāng jiàn to alternate; to follow one another
qí jiān in between; within that interval; in the meantime
无意 wú yì jiān inadvertently; unintentionally
隙 jiàn xì interval; gap; clearance
rì jiān daytime
地狱 rén jiān dì yù hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive; fig. having an uncomfortable time
kè jiān interval between lessons
人世 rén shì jiān the secular world
lí jiàn to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)
作息时 zuò xī shí jiān daily schedule; daily routine
bāo jiān private room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc); parlor; booth; compartment
试衣 shì yī jiān fitting room
fán jiān the secular world
挑拨离 tiǎo bō lí jiàn to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
舞 mín jiān wǔ folk dance
开房 kāi fáng jiān to take a hotel room; to rent a room
盘 zhuī jiān pán intervertebral disk
kāi jiān alcove; bay in a room; unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters