间
jiān
between
among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms
gate (门) + sun (日) = the space between, lit from within
A door with sunlight streaming through the gap captures the essence of 'between' — the lit space in the doorway is literally the interval or room created by the structure. This spatial idea extends naturally to time intervals and physical rooms.
这两个朋友之间没有秘密。
zhè liǎng gè péng you zhī jiān méi yǒu mì mì 。
between these two friends there are no secrets.
他们在短时间内学会了这首歌。
tā men zài duǎn shí jiān nèi xué huì le zhè shǒu gē 。
they learned this song within a short period of time.
Words with 间
凡间
fán jiān
the secular world
空间
kōng jiān
space; room
挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn
to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
隔间
gé jiān
compartment
河间
hé jiān
see 河間市|河间市[He2 jian1 Shi4]
中间人
zhōng jiān rén
intermediary
区间
qū jiān
delimited area
民间组织
mín jiān zǔ zhī
association
间歇
jiàn xiē
to stop in the middle of sth
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
在这期间
zài zhè qī jiān
during time
适间
shì jiān
just now; just a moment ago