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

安定时 ān dìng shí jiān settling time (control theory)
对称空 duì chèn kōng jiān symmetric space (math.)
shǎo jiàn soon; a short while; a narrow gap; slightly better (state of health)
就寝时 jiù qǐn shí jiān bedtime
jū jiān positioned between (two parties); to mediate between
工作时 gōng zuò shí jiān working hours
mù jiān interval (between acts in theater)
坐标空 zuò biāo kōng jiān coordinate space
建立时 jiàn lì shí jiān setup time; settling time
弹指一挥 tán zhǐ yī huī jiān in a flash (idiom)
弹指之 tán zhǐ zhī jiān a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant; in a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye
弯曲空 wān qū kōng jiān curved space
打发时 dǎ fā shí jiān to pass the time
抓紧时 zhuā jǐn shí jiān to snatch time; to rush; to hurry (up); to seize the moment
抽时 chōu shí jiān to (try to) find the time to
拓扑空 tuò pū kōng jiān topological space (math.)
拖延时 tuō yán shí jiān to procrastinate; to stall for time; to filibuster
持续时 chí xù shí jiān duration
按时先后 àn shí jiān xiān hòu chronological
挨时 ái shí jiān to stall; to play for time
既得期 jì dé qī jiān vesting period (in finance)
shí jiān qū jiān time interval
序列 shí jiān xù liè time series (stats.)
戳 shí jiān chuō timestamp
是把杀猪刀 shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū dāo lit. time is a butcher's knife; fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving; nothing gold can stay