之
间

(after a noun) between in Chinese: 之间 (zhī jiān)

zhī jiān

(after a noun) between

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 之間1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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之
间

Zhuyin

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ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

之间

Simplified

之間

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们两个人之间没有任何秘密。

    wǒ men liǎng gè rén zhī jiān méi yǒu rèn hé mì mì。

    There are no secrets between the two of us.

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Related words

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

间

jiān

between

房间

fáng jiān

room

时间

shí jiān

time

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

空间

kōng jiān

space

期间

qī jiān

period of time

总之

zǒng zhī

in a word

民间

mín jiān

among the people

之后

zhī hòu

after

之前

zhī qián

before

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