Chinese word
之间
zhī jiān
(after a noun) between; among; amid
Traditional: 之間
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- (after a noun) between; among; amid
- (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])
Characters in this word
Common words: 之 · 间
Words
Words with the same first character
之后zhī hòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then之前zhī qiánbefore; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand之一zhī yīone of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)之中zhī zhōnginside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during之外zhī wàioutside; excluding之下zhī xiàunder; beneath; less than之类zhī lèiand so on; and such之内zhī nèiinside; within
Examples
Example sentences
Sentences from the HSK character sentence bank. Tap a word or character to open its dictionary entry.
Gàiniàn zhījiān de biānjiè yuè míngquè, yánjiūzhě yuè róngyì jiǎnyàn bǐcǐ de lǐlùn fēnqí.
The clearer the boundaries between concepts, the easier it is for researchers to test their theoretical disagreements.
Zhèngcè zhíxíng zhōng de fēi yùqī hòuguǒ, wǎngwǎng láizì bùtóng cānyùzhě zhījiān de hùdòng.
Unintended consequences in policy implementation often arise from interactions among different participants.