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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

间 [jiān]

1. preposition between

课间

between lessons
2. noun [范围]

晚间

in the evening

田间

field

人世间

in this world
3. noun [屋子] room

房间

room

洗手间

toilet

车间

workshop
4. measure word

两间客厅

two living rooms

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

间 [jiān]

1. noun between; among

师生之间

between teacher and pupil

同志之间

among comrades
2. noun within a definite time or space

世间

in this world
3. noun room

衣帽间

cloakroom
4. measure word (used for rooms)

一间卧室

a bedroom

四间屋子

four rooms
5. measure word a section of a room or the lateral space between two pairs of pillars (used for room space)

三间门面

a three-bay shop front

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

间 [jiān]

1. 名两个事物或两段时间当中

彼此之间

两可之间

课间。
2. 名一定的范围之内

区间

人间

夜间

期间。
3. 量用于房间

两间教室

三间房子。
4. 名房间

套间

卫生间

车间。

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Examples

刹那间，他倒在地上，不省人事。: Suddenly he collapsed and lost consciousness.
此书坊间少见。: This book is rarely seen in the bookshops.
夫妻间有互相扶养的义务。: Husband and wife have the duty to support and assist each other.
欢呼声在山谷间回荡。: Shouts of joy reverberated in the valleys.
急切间找不着适当的人: cannot find the right person on such short notice
眉梢间露出忧郁的神色: a melancholy cast between the brows
区域间合作: inter-regional cooperation
实行间作套种: adopt intercropping and interplanting
新陈代谢是宇宙间普遍的永远不可抵抗的规律。: The supersession of the old by the new is a general, eternal and inviolable law of the universe.
黑暗的夜里，野草间颤响着夜虫的鸣叫。: Insects are chirping among the wild grass in the darkness of night.; 89 more results

Character Decomposition

门 [mén]	+	日 [rì]

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Measure words

Measure words

Except in Chinese idioms and some special conditions, numerals are generally not used to modify nouns directly. One needs to put specific measure words between them, e.g. "五个人", "十八条线", "一百多只蚂蚁"，"一次战役"。

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