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

测定学 shí jiān cè dìng xué chronometry
简史 shí jiān jiǎn shǐ "A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking
线 shí jiān xiàn timeline
轴 shí jiān zhóu time axis; timeline
进程 shí jiān jìn chéng time course
chén jiān (of the) morning
儿 àn jiān r inner room
未达一 wèi dá yī jiàn differing only slightly; not much between them
东部时 dōng bù shí jiān Eastern Standard Time (EST)
格林威治标准时 gé lín wēi zhì biāo zhǔn shí jiān Greenwich Mean Time; GMT
格林尼治标准时 gé lín ní zhì biāo zhǔn shí jiān Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
濮上 sāng jiān pú shàng Sangjian by the Pu River, a place in the ancient state of Wei known for wanton behavior; lovers' rendezvous
楼梯 lóu tī jiān staircase; flight of stairs
标准 biāo zhǔn jiān standard (hotel) room; two-person room of standard size and amenities; abbr. to 标间
biāo jiān abbr. for 標準間|标准间[biao1 zhun3 jian1], standard (hotel) room
传说 mín jiān chuán shuō popular tradition; folk legend
故事 mín jiān gù shi folk story; folktale
组织 mín jiān zǔ zhī association; organization; humanitarian organization; NGO
习俗 mín jiān xí sú folk customs
舞蹈 mín jiān wǔ dǎo folk dance
音乐 mín jiān yīn yuè folk music
市 hé jiān shì Hejian county level city in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
洗涤 xǐ dí jiān washroom; washhouse
洗澡 xǐ zǎo jiān bathroom; restroom; shower room; CL:間|间[jian1]
消磨时 xiāo mó shí jiān to kill time