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空间

kōngjiān

space

HSK 4 · Topic “Size and color”
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Characters in this word

空 kōng

Strokes
8
Radical
穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of
穴 cave, den, hole 工 labor, work
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

  • 这里空间小。 Zhèlǐ kōngjiān xiǎo. There is little space here.
  • 房间空间很大。 Fángjiān kōngjiān hěn dà. The room has a lot of space.
  • 车里空间很大。 Chē lǐ kōngjiān hěn dà. The car has a lot of space.

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