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Space in Chinese: 空间 (kōng jiān)

kōng jiān

space

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 空間2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1space; room
  2. 2(fig.) scope; leeway
  3. 3(astronomy) outer space
  4. 4(physics, math.) space

Stroke order

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空
间

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄨㄥ

kōng

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

空间

Simplified

空間

Traditional

Example sentences

See 空间 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你去过外层空间吗？

    nǐ qù guò wài céng kōng jiān ma？

    Have you ever been to outer space?

  • 行与行之间多留些空间。

    xíng yǔ xíng zhī jiān duō liú xiē kōng jiān。

    Leave more space between the lines.

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Related words

间

jiān

between

空

kōng

empty

房间

fáng jiān

room

时间

shí jiān

time

空调

kōng tiáo

air conditioning

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

空气

kōng qì

air

填空

tián kòng

to fill a job vacancy

空闲

kòng xián

idle

期间

qī jiān

period of time

天空

tiān kōng

sky

空儿

kòng r

spare time

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