间 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified character
Traditional character

间 English definition

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

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : 盙
  • : double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time;
  • : strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute;
  • : wicked; crafty; traitor; variant of 姦|奸[jian1];
  • : point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed;
  • : narrow; small;
  • : constricted
  • : shear;
  • : to pick up with chopsticks;
  • : to annihilate; abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机, fighter plane;
  • : to wash; to redress (a wrong); name of a river;
  • : to pan fry; to sauté;
  • : to extinguish (of fire);
  • : bullock; castrated bull; to castrate livestock;
  • : hard; strong; solid; firm; to supervise; to inspect; jail; prison;
  • : Monitor
  • : letter; note-paper;
  • : letters; to close; to seal;
  • : thick waterproof silk;
  • : shoulder; to shoulder (responsibilities etc);
  • : difficult; hard; hardship;
  • : (grass); Themeda forsbali;
  • : Althaea rosea;
  • : reed;
  • : Eupatorium chinensis;
  • : orchid (same as 蘭草|兰草); Eupatorium (same as 蕑);
  • : fully grown pig; 3-year old pig;
  • : awl; sharp iron point;
  • : idle
  • : between
  • : a quiver on a horse; a store;
  • : saddle blanket;
  • : to hang down (hair);
  • : bonito;
  • : flounder; flatfish;
  • : mythical bird with one eye and one wing; see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1];

Sentences examples with 间

  • 我穿过房间看见一个女人。
    wǒ chuānguò fángjiān kànjiàn yīgè nǚrén.
  • 考试的时间很长。
    Kǎoshì de shíjiān hěn zhǎng.
  • 房间非常漂亮。
    Fángjiān fēicháng piàoliang.
  • 你的房间号是多少?
    Nǐ de fángjiān hào shì duōshǎo?
  • 小猫跑到房间里去了。
    Xiǎo māo pǎo dào fángjiān lǐ qùle.

Words containing 间, by HSK level