- 1. between; among
- ♦ 师生之~ between teacher and pupil
- ♦ 同志之~ among comrades
- 2. within a definite time or space
- ♦ 世间
- 3. room
- ♦ 衣帽间
- 1. (for rooms)
- ♦ 一~卧室 a bedroom
- ♦ 四~屋子 four rooms
- 2. (for room space) a section of a room or the lateral space between two pairs of pillars
- ♦ 三~门面 a three-bay shop front 另见 jiàn
- ♦ 无间
- 1. separate
- ♦ 相间
- 2. sow discord
- ♦ 离间
- 3. thin out (seedlings)
- ♦ 间苗 另见 jiān
间[jiàn]