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之间

zhījiān

Traditional: 之間

(after a noun) between; among; amid

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Meaning of 之间 in English

zhījiānHSK 4nounSyllabus #1942
  1. (after a noun) between; among; amid
  2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])

Example sentences

  1. 你我之间需要来场谈话。
    nǐ wǒ zhī jiān xū yào lái chǎng tán huà。
    You and I need to have a talk.
    Tatoeba #9965580 by GlossaMatik · #3181690 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 这是我们之间的秘密。
    zhè shì wǒ men zhī jiān de mì mì。
    This is secret between you and me.
    Tatoeba #616201 by sarah · #55992 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 请在7、8点之间打给我。
    qǐng zài 7、8 diǎn zhī jiān dǎ gěi wǒ。
    Please call me between seven and eight.
    Tatoeba #343249 by fucongcong · #7285462 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

之 on its own →
zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalen

HSK words with 之

之HSK 4之后HSK 4之前HSK 4之中HSK 4总之HSK 5之所以HSK 6反之HSK 7–9加之HSK 7–9之际HSK 7–9不正之风HSK 7–9
间 on its own →
jiān · classifier for rooms

HSK words with 间

房间HSK 1时间HSK 1间HSK 2洗手间HSK 2中间HSK 3卫生间HSK 3时间表HSK 4空间HSK 5期间HSK 5夜间HSK 5

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