间
Character
room (as in 房间)
Readings and meanings
- room (as in 房间)
- measure word for rooms (一间房间)
- middle; between two things (as in 中间)
Examples
我的房间很大。
wǒ de fáng jiān hěn dà
My room is very big.
AI-generated sentence
铅笔在两本书中间。
qiān bǐ zài liǎng běn shū zhōng jiān
The pencil is between the two books.
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这个学校有三间教室。
zhè ge xué xiào yǒu sān jiān jiào shì
This school has three classrooms.
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Words that use “间” as jiān
中间zhōng jiānthe middle of a place or thingWordHSK 1房间fáng jiāna space in a building with walls, a door, and a floorWordHSK 1时间shí jiāntimeWordHSK 1洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāna room with a toiletWordHSK 1民间mín jiānfolkWordHSK 3卫生间wèi shēng jiāna room with a toilet and a sinkWordHSK 3之间zhī jiānbetween two or more people, places, or thingsWordHSK 4期间qī jiāna period of timeWordHSK 4
jiàn
jian4Reading 2- gap CC-CEDICT
- to separate CC-CEDICT
- to thin out (seedlings) CC-CEDICT
- to sow discontent CC-CEDICT
Words that use “间” as jiàn
间接jiàn jiēnot directWordHSK 5间断jiàn duànto stop for a short time before starting againWordHSK 7–9间谍jiàn diéa person who secretly gets secret information for a country or…WordHSK 7–9间隔jiàn géa space between two thingsWordHSK 7–9间隙jiàn xìa small space between two thingsWordHSK 7–9反间fǎn jiànto feed the enemy misinformation through their own spiesWord少间shǎo jiàn(literary) after a short whileWord无间wú jiànvery closeWord
Stroke order
All 7 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 间
Draw “间” here — the faint guide shows its shape.