之间

zhī jiān

Definitions

1. (after a noun) between; among; amid
2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tán zhǐ zhī jiān])

Words Containing 之间

• 一夜之间 yī yè zhī jiān: (lit. and fig.) overnight
• 一线之间 yī xiàn zhī jiān: a hair's breadth apart
• 伯仲之间 bó zhòng zhī jiān: almost on a par
• 俯仰之间 fǔ yǎng zhī jiān: in a flash
• 两国之间 liǎng guó zhī jiān: bilateral
• 去取之间 qù qǔ zhī jiān: undecided between taking and leaving
• 弹指之间 tán zhǐ zhī jiān: (idiom) in a flash; instantly
• 瞬息之间 shùn xī zhī jiān: in the wink of an eye

Child Words of 之间

• 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 间 jiān: between
• 间 jiàn: gap