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空间

kōng jiān · kong jian

Traditional 空間

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. space; room
  2. (fig.) scope; leeway
  3. (astronomy) outer space
  4. (physics, math.) space
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No room for the shelf

  1. Liangliang

    我的(wǒde)房间(fángjiān)空间(kōngjiān)太小(tàixiǎo)，放不下(fàngbuxià)新(xīn)书架(shūjià)。

    My room has too little space to fit a new bookshelf.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)放(fàng)在(zài)阳台(yángtái)上(shàng)啊(a)，阳台(yángtái)有(yǒu)空间(kōngjiān)。

    Put it on the balcony. The balcony has space.

  3. Liangliang

    阳台(yángtái)？可是(kěshì)那里(nàli)放着(fàngzhe)我的(wǒde)自行车(zìxíngchē)。

    The balcony? But my bike is there.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)把(bǎ)自行车(zìxíngchē)放进(fàngjìn)房间(fángjiān)里(lǐ)吧(ba)。

    Then put the bike into your room.

  5. Liangliang

    房间(fángjiān)里(lǐ)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)空间(kōngjiān)啊(a)！

    There is no space in the room either!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)移(yí)走(zǒu)了(le)行(xíng)李(li)腾(téng)出(chū)空(kōng)间(jiān)让(ràng)老(lǎo)太(tài)太(tai)可(kě)以(yǐ)坐(zuò)下(xià)。

We moved our bags to make room for the elderly lady to sit down.

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

02

这(zhè)张(zhāng)桌(zhuō)子(zi)太(tài)占(zhàn)空(kōng)间(jiān)了(le)。

This desk takes up too much room.

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

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