间
jiàn
gap
to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent
This is a measure word (classifier) — its function is grammatical.
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