间 jiān room
room; between; space; measure word for rooms
怎么记住“间”: 门 door + 日 sun = room. A student unlocks the rusty door of her new flat, the sun floods in, and she finally sees her own room.
部件结构
间 = 门 door + 日 sun
- 门 door
- 日 sun
A student unlocks the rusty door of her new flat, the sun floods in, and she finally sees her own room.
How it came to be
The oldest form shows the moon above a door; later the moon was changed to the sun.
用法
- 'Between / space': 中间 (zhōngjiān) in the middle, 之间 (zhījiān) between, 时间 (shíjiān) time (lit. the space of time).
- As a concrete noun it's a room: 房间 (fángjiān) room, 洗手间 (xǐshǒujiān) restroom; it's also the measure word for rooms: 一间房 (yì jiān fáng).
- In this room-sense the tone is jiān; only the rarer verb 'to space/separate' takes jiàn.
含“间”的汉字
含“间”的词语
- 时间shíjiāntimeHSK 1
- 房间fángjiānroomHSK 1
- 洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoiletHSK 2
- 卫生间wèishēngjiānrestroomHSK 3
- 中间zhōngjiāncenterHSK 3
- 之间zhījiānbetweenHSK 4
- 时间表shíjiānbiǎoscheduleHSK 4
- 夜间yèjiānnighttimeHSK 5
- 期间qījiānperiod of timeHSK 5
- 空间kōngjiānspaceHSK 5
- 其间qíjiānin betweenHSK 6
- 民间mínjiānamong the peopleHSK 6
- 瞬间shùnjiānin an instantHSK 6
- 间接jiànjiēindirectHSK 6
- 间隔jiàngégapHSK 6
- 世间shìjiānworldHSK 7
- 人间rénjiānthe human worldHSK 7
- 区间qūjiāndelimited areaHSK 7
- 空间站kōngjiānzhànspace stationHSK 7
- 车间chējiānworkshopHSK 7
- 间断jiànduàndisconnectedHSK 7
- 田间tiánjiānfieldHSK 9
- 间歇jiànxiēto stop in the middle of somethingHSK 9
- 间谍jiàndiéspyHSK 9
- 间隙jiànxìintervalHSK 9
例句
- 这间屋子朝西。 Zhè jiān wūzi cháo xī.This room faces west.
- 这间宾馆非常豪华。 Zhè jiān bīnguǎn fēicháng háohuá.This hotel is very luxurious.
- 她在中间。 Tā zài zhōngjiān.She's in the middle.
- 房间里有火。 Fángjiān li yǒu huǒ.There's a fire in the room.