Word information
Simplified之间
Traditional之間
Pinyinzhījiān
Part of speech名
HSK 3.04
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
之间
zhījiān · (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
Character breakdown
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How to learn 之间
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