間U+959312 STROKES
Entry·pron. jiān
ㄐㄧㄢ
“Space between things; a room or place; a period of time; classifier for rooms; gap; to separate; to sow discord.”
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- 時間ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢtime as a concept or measurement; a point or duration in time; the present moment; a period or interval
- 之間ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢbetween; among; amid; used after nouns or certain bisyllabic words to indicate a short period of time
- 空間ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
- 期間ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢperiod of time; time period; interval; duration; a span of time
- 房間ㄈㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢroom; a single enclosed space in a house or building.
- 民間ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢamong the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving ordinary people rather than the government.
- 中間ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢthe middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among; during; in the meantime.
- 晚間ㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢevening; night; the time after sunset; the later part of the day
- 瞬間ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢin an instant; in a flash; a very short moment; a split second
- 人間ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢthe human world; the earthly realm; human society; the mortal world; the world of people.
- 夜間ㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢnighttime; the time of night; evening or night (e.g. classes).
- 間接ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄝindirect; not direct; achieved through an intermediary or intermediate step; not immediate or straightforward
- 世間ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄢthe world; human society; the earthly realm; the mortal world.
- 年間ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢduring a certain period; over the years; within a given era or decade
- 間諜ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊspy; a person trained to secretly gather intelligence or carry out sabotage within an enemy organization; (archaic) to sow discord or drive a wedge between people
- 一瞬間ㄧ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢa split second; a very brief moment; an instant
- 突然間ㄊㄨˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢsuddenly; all at once; without warning
- 坊間ㄈㄤ ㄐㄧㄢbookshops; among the bookshops; in the streets; among street stalls.
- 鄉間ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢrural area; countryside; the country; pastoral region; outlying or remote village area.
- 間斷ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋto interrupt; to break off; to suspend; a gap or break in continuity.
- 區間ㄑㄩ ㄐㄧㄢa defined section of a route (e.g., train or bus); a numerical range; (math) interval.
- 其間ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢin between; within that interval; in the meantime; during that period.
- 日間ㄖˋ ㄐㄧㄢdaytime; the time during the day.
- 間隔ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊgap; space between things; interval; distance in time or space; separation; break
- 時間表ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄧㄠˇa schedule; a timetable; a plan of events or activities arranged by time
- 一時之間ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢa very short time; a moment; an instant; used when something happens suddenly and briefly; often implies a temporary state or reaction
- 隔間ㄍㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢa small partitioned room or compartment within a larger space; a cubicle or stall used to divide an area into smaller sections.
- 長時間ㄓㄤˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢfor a long time; over a long period
- 洗手間ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄢtoilet; lavatory; washroom; a room with a sink and toilet
- 樓梯間ㄌㄡˊ ㄊㄧ ㄐㄧㄢstairwell; space between flights of stairs
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