间隙
jiànxì
gap; interval
Characters in this word
隙 xì
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 政策执行的间隙往往被投机者利用，监管必须及时补位。 Zhèngcè zhíxíng de jiànxì wǎngwǎng bèi tóujīzhě lìyòng, jiānguǎn bìxū jíshí bǔwèi. Gaps in policy implementation are often exploited by speculators, so regulation must step in promptly.
- 阳光从树叶的间隙里洒下来。 Yángguāng cóng shùyè de jiànxì lǐ sǎ xiàlái. Sunlight spills down through the gaps between the leaves.
- 墙板之间有一道很窄的间隙，风吹进来很冷。 Qiángbǎn zhījiān yǒu yí dào hěn zhǎi de jiànxì, fēng chuī jìnlái hěn lěng. There is a very narrow gap between the wall boards, and the wind that blows in is cold.
Related words
- 房间 fángjiān room
- 间 jiān room; between (also a measure word for rooms)
- 时间 shíjiān time
- 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān restroom, toilet
- 中间 zhōngjiān middle; between, among
- 民间 mínjiān folk
- 卫生间 wèishēngjiān bathroom; toilet
- 空间 kōngjiān space
- 期间 qījiān during
- 之间 zhījiān between
- 间接 jiànjiē indirect
- 人间 rénjiān the human world