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间=门+日
Etymology
The sun 日 shining through a doorway 门
Meanings2 pronunciations
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
jiàn
gap
to separate
to thin out (seedlings)
to sow discontent
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Words with 间 442 total
here · this place此间cǐ jiānthe secular world凡间fán jiāncompartment · booth · cubicle · partitioned-off area隔间gé jiānspy间谍jiàn diédisconnected · interrupted · suspended · a gap · a break间断jiàn duàngap · interval · compartment · to divide · to separate · to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)间隔jiàn géoccasionally · now and then间或jiàn huògap; spacing; distance between objects; interval between events间距jiān jùthinning out seedlings间苗jiàn miáodiencephalon间脑jiān nǎoto stop in the middle of sth · intermittent · intermittence间歇jiàn xiēinterplanting间作jiàn zuòbetween joints节间jié jiāninterval between lessons课间kè jiānto drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)离间lí jiànunit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺 chǐ · width of a room · (architecture) bay开间kāi jiānto feed the enemy misinformation through their own spies · to sow discord in the enemy camp反间fǎn jiànin the years of · during those years · period (of dynasty or decade)年间nián jiānperiod of time · time · time period · period · CL: gè期间qī jiānjust now; just a moment ago适间shì jiānthe flat area of forehead between the eyebrows · glabella眉间méi jiāndaytime日间rì jiān(literary) after a short while; shortly · (literary) (of an illness) slightly improved少间shǎo jiàn
Idioms with 间 77 total Chain
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