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之间

zhī jiān

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 之間

之间 (zhī jiān) means "(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a sho". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 之间 means

1. (after a noun) between; among; amid
2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. {弹指之间|tán zhǐ zhī jiān})

The characters in 之间

• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 间jiānbetween; among; within a definite time or space

Example sentences

• 藏在车子之间。
  Hide between the cars.
• 他藏在座椅之间。
  He hid between the seats.
• 我们之间有个叛徒。
  Wǒmen zhījiān yǒu gè pàntú.
  We have a traitor among us.
• 在两者之间做选择。
  Choose between the two.
• 它发生在一眨眼之间。
  Tā fāshēng zài yīzhǎyǎn zhījiān.
  It happened in the blink of an eye.
• 这是我们之间的秘密。
  This is secret between you and me.

Words containing 之间

• 转眼之间zhuǎn yǎn zhī jiān(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
• 去取之间qù qǔ zhī jiānundecided between taking and leaving
• 两国之间liǎng guó zhī jiānbetween the two countries; bilateral
• 弹指之间tán zhǐ zhī jiān(idiom) in a flash; instantly
• 伯仲之间bó zhòng zhī jiānalmost on a par
• 俯仰之间fǔ yǎng zhī jiānin a flash
• 瞬息之间shùn xī zhī jiān(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
• 一夜之间yī yè zhī jiān(lit. and fig.) overnight
• 一线之间yī xiàn zhī jiāna hair's breadth apart; a fine line; a fine distinction

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