间

The character "间" has 7 strokes. "间" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "间" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "间" are "jiān" "jiàn" . View the stroke order of "间">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "间"

n.: space between; (within) a definite time, place, etc; room; space in between; opening; gap

v.: separate; sow discord; thin out

• room : n.空间；地盘；房间；室；机会；范围；房间里的人；寓所；余地；一套房间
• opening : n.缺口；空；开始；开始部分；首映；首演；空缺职位；落成典礼；工作机会；开案陈述
• gap : n.缝隙；洞；空隙；间隔；间断；差距；隔阂；分歧；峡谷；山口
• separate : adj.分离的；独立的；不同的；特别的
• thin out : 削薄；变弱；放松

Form words with "间"

包裹间 parcel office

行李间 luggage compartment

选料间 rag sorting loft

天壤间 between heaven and earth

衣物间 locker; closet

消防间 fire appliance building

消毒间 sterilization room; disinfection room

突然间 suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; all of a sudden

行进间射击 marching fire

非政府间合作 non-governmental cooperation

躲藏在废墟间 conceal oneself among the ruins

保持非政府间交往 maintain non-governmental contacts

眉梢间流露出忧郁的神色 melancholy cast between the brows

Example phrases using "间"

• 请告诉我每个工艺间是如何衔接的。

  Please tell me how each process goes on to the next.

• 每两排桌子间留足够宽的当儿放椅子。

  Leave enough space between rows of desks for the chairs.

• 小麻雀在树枝间飞来飞去。

  Little sparrows fluttered among the branches.

• 我听到草丛间窸窸窣窣的。

  I heard rustling in the bushes.

• 我的脑子突然间一片空白。

  Suddenly my mind went blank. / Suddenly my mind was a complete blank.

• 忽然间天空变得昏暗无光。

  The sky grew murky all of a sudden.

• 他们兄弟间戗是常有的事。

  There is constant bickering between the brothers.

• 小溪在岩石间汩汩流淌。

  A brook bubbles/gurgles between rocks. / The stream made a gurgling noise as it ran between rocks.

• 此后的一百年间，X射线繁衍出无数产品。

  Over the next 100 years, X-rays spawned innumerable products.

• 那是间西晒的房子。

  That is a room with a western exposure to the hot sun.