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之间

zhī jiān · zhi jian

Traditional 之間

HSK 4

Meaning

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  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))
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Between the bookshop and the flower shop

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)的(de)小店(xiǎodiàn)，在(zài)书店(shūdiàn)和(hé)花店(huādiàn)之间(zhījiān)。

    My favourite little shop is between the bookshop and the flower shop.

  2. Dengdeng

    在(zài)哪条(nǎtiáo)路(lù)？

    Which road is it on?

  3. Leon

    就(jiù)在(zài)学校(xuéxiào)和(hé)地铁站(dìtiězhàn)之间(zhījiān)。

    Between the school and the subway station.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)过(guò)，门口(ménkǒu)有(yǒu)只(zhī)大黄狗(dàhuánggǒu)。

    I've been. There's a big yellow dog at the door.

  5. Dengdeng

    狗(gǒu)在(zài)店(diàn)和(hé)街(jiē)之间(zhījiān)，每个人(měigerén)都(dōu)要(yào)等(děng)它(tā)让路(rànglù)。

    The dog is between the shop and the street, so everyone waits for it to move.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

由(yóu)于(yú)轨(guǐ)道(dào)是(shì)椭(tuǒ)圆(yuán)形(xíng)的(de)，行(xíng)星(xīng)和(hé)太(tài)阳(yáng)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)距(jù)离(lí)不(bú)会(huì)总(zǒng)是(shì)相(xiāng)同(tóng)。

Since the orbits are elliptical, the planets do not always have the same distance from the Sun.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)在(zài)茶(chá)和(hé)咖(kā)啡(fēi)之(zhī)间(jiān)做(zuò)个(ge)选(xuǎn)择(zé)。

I can choose between tea and coffee.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by NickC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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