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之间 (zhī jiān): (after a noun) between (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

之间 consists of 2 characters.

[a more literary form of 的; showing possession]

between; space; interval

Word Info

Pinyinzhī jiān

Meaning(after a noun) between; among; amid

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 之间.

Words with 之

之中zhī zhōngHSK 4
之前zhī qiánHSK 4
之后zhī hòuHSK 4
百分之bǎi fēn zhīHSK 4
总之zǒng zhīHSK 5
之际zhī jìHSK 6
反之fǎn zhīHSK 6
之所以zhī suǒ yǐHSK 6

Words with 间

房间fáng jiānHSK 2
时间shí jiānHSK 2
中间zhōng jiānHSK 3
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiānHSK 3
卫生间wèi shēng jiānHSK 4
时间表shí jiān biǎoHSK 4
夜间yè jiānHSK 5

期间

qī jiān

HSK 5

3.

Example Sentences with 之间

péng朋

yǒu友

zhī之

jiān间

yīng应

gāi该

hù互

xiāng相

bāng帮

zhù助

，

fēn分

xiǎng享

kuài快

lè乐

hé和

fēn分

dān担

kùn困

nán难

。

Friends should help each other, share happiness, and bear difficulties together.

wǒ我

jiā家

hé和

xué学

xiào校

zhī之

jiān间

yǒu有

yí一

liǎng两

diǎn点

zhī之

jiān间

zhí直

xiàn线

zuì最

duǎn短

。

jùn峻

lǐng岭

zhī之

jiān间

yún云

wù雾

liáo缭

rào绕

。

tā他

men们

zhī之

jiān间

de的

chā差

jù距

hěn很

dà大

tā他

men们

zhī之

jiān间

de的

gǎn感

qíng情

hěn很

shēn深

zài在

kùn困

nán难

shí时

qī期

，

péng朋

yǒu友

zhī之

jiān

shū书

jià架

shàng上

de的

shū书

zhī之

jiān间

yǒu有

kòng空

péng朋

yǒu友

zhī之

jiān间

yīng应

gāi该

hù互

xiāng相

tāo掏

lín邻

lǐ里

zhī之

jiān间

yīng应

gāi该

hù互

xiāng相

bāng帮

gè

个

gōng公

yuán园

。

There is a park between my home and the school.

The straight line is the shortest between two points.

Clouds and mist linger among the steep mountains.

。

The gap between them is very large.

。

The feelings between them are very deep.

间

de的

xiāng相

hù互

bāng帮

zhù助

xiǎn显

de得

yóu尤

wèi为

zhòng重

yào要

。

During difficult times, mutual help among friends is particularly important.

xì

隙

。

There is space between the books on the shelf

xīn

心

。

Friends should be sincere with each other.

zhù

助

。

Neighbors should help each other.