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

字里行 zì lǐ háng jiān between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning; connotations
tián jiān field; farm; farming area; village
商 zhōng jiān shāng middleman; broker
yáng jiān the world of the living
顷刻 qǐng kè jiān in an instant
谍网 jiàn dié wǎng spy network
wài jiān outer room; the external world; outside
cǐ jiān here; this place
nián jiān in the years of; during those years; period (of dynasty or decade)
作 jiàn zuò interplanting
或 jiàn huò occasionally; now and then
派 zhōng jiān pài moderate faction; party of compromise; middle ground
腰椎盘 yāo zhuī jiān pán intervertebral disk
qū jiān interval (math.)
zào jiān kitchen (dialect); CL:間|间[jian1]
肌 lèi jiàn jī intercostal muscle (between ribs)
霎时 shà shí jiān in a split second
计 fǎn jiàn jì stratagem of sowing dissension; CL:條|条[tiao2]
艺术 mín jiān yì shù folk art
操 kè jiān cāo setting-up exercises during the break (between classes)
苗 jiàn miáo thinning out seedlings
一夜之 yī yè zhī jiān (lit. and fig.) overnight
一线之 yī xiàn zhī jiān a hair's breadth apart; a fine line; a fine distinction
一霎 yī shà jiān in a flash
三维空 sān wéi kōng jiān three-dimensional space; 3D