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  gaan1 gaan3   jyutping
  jian1 jian4   pinyin
[] gaan1 | [] jian1
[1] [n] space between; relationship among; interval
[2] [n] (within) a definite time or space
[3] [n] room; cubicle; workshop
[4] classifier for shop, house, bedroom, etc

[] gaan3 | [] jian4
[1] [n] opening; gap; break
[2] [v] separate; alternate; partition
[3] [v] sow discord; drive a wedge

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verbclassifier
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Stroke count: 12
Level: 1
Radical: (#169)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
間 / 间

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This word has been viewed 26313 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Aug 2013 04:49

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detail  on3 si4 gaan3 sin1 hau6  an4 shi2 jian4 xian1 hou4 = chronological
detail  zi1 gaan1  zhi1 jian1 = between; in the middle of
detail  jam6 ho4 si4 gaan1*3  ren4 he2 shi2 jian1 = anytime
detail  ng5 gaan1  wu3 jian1 = noon; midday
detail  si4 gaan3; si4 gaan1  shi2 jian1 = time
detail  sai2 sau2 gaan1  xi3 shou3 jian1 = washroom
detail  zung1 gaan1  zhong1 jian1 = middle; centre; (placename) Chung Kan
detail  sam6 mo1 si4 gaan1*3  shen2/she2 me5 shi2 jian1 = when? what time?
detail  saai1 si4 gaan1*3   = to waste time
detail  jat1 zan6 gaan1   = soon; a moment; a while
See all 152 compounds (CantoDict reports 172 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 37 examples containing 間
detail audio 餐廳好好
The food at that restaurant is excellent!
detail audio 大學有名!?
This university is very famous!
detail 呢度警崗
There's a police box here.
detail 屋企地毡
This house is carpeted.
[Lit. This [counter] house have carpet]
detail audio 聖誕期間電視好多!
There are lots of good films on TV at Christmas!
detail 聖誕期間電視很多好看電影
There are lots of good films on TV at Christmas!
detail audio 一日嘥時間
It is very time-consuming if the three meals of a day are all made by me.
detail 見到呢度唔係好警崗
I can see a police box that's not very big here.
[Lit. I see-arrive here have one [counter] is-not very big [possessive particle] police box. You CANNOT say 唔大 or 唔好大 instead of 唔係好大, although it may sound like either one if a speaker is talking very quickly. 唔大 should be 細.]
detail 廁所魔鏡世間上邊
Mirror mirror on the washroom wall, who's the fairest one of all?
[Lit. toilet magic-mirror, world on which-one most pretty?]
detail 黑猛猛
This room is pitch black.
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