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间

jiān

room; between (also a measure word for rooms)

room; between (also a measure word for rooms)
Memory picture

Character

间 jiān

Strokes
7
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 日 sun
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这间房子很大。 Zhè jiān fángzi hěn dà. This room is very big.
  • 我家有三间房。 Wǒ jiā yǒu sān jiān fáng. My home has three rooms.
  • 那间房子是我的。 Nà jiān fángzi shì wǒ de. That room is mine.
  • 你们中间谁会唱歌? Nǐmen zhōngjiān shéi huì chànggē? Who among you can sing?
  • 老师在学生中间。 Lǎoshī zài xuésheng zhōngjiān. The teacher is among the students.
  • 我们中间有学生吗? Wǒmen zhōngjiān yǒu xuésheng ma? Are there students among us?
  • 你们中间谁是老师? Nǐmen zhōngjiān shéi shì lǎoshī? Who among you is the teacher?
  • 学生中间有老师吗? Xuésheng zhōngjiān yǒu lǎoshī ma? Is there a teacher among the students?

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