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room

中房子里用来分隔的地方fángzi lǐ yònglái fēngé de dìfang

• zhègefángjiānhěndà.

  这个房间很大。🔊

  This room is very spacious.

• Wǒxūyàoyījiānānjìngdeshūfángláigōngzuò.

  我需要一间安静的书房来工作。🔊

  I need a quiet study to work in.

classifier for rooms

中用来计算房间数量的单位yònglái jìsuàn fángjiān shùliàng de dānwèi

• Xuéxiàolǐyǒusānjiānjiàoshìzhèngzàizāngxiū.

  学校里有三间教室正在装修。🔊

  There are three classrooms in the school currently being renovated.

among

中两个或多个事物中间的空间或位置liǎng gè huò duō gè shìwù zhōngjiān de kōngjiān huò wèizhì

• wǒmenzhījiānméiyǒumìmì.

  我们之间没有秘密。🔊

  There are no secrets between us.

• Péngyouzhījiānyīnggāihùxiāngxìnrèn.

  朋友之间应该互相信任。🔊

  Friends should trust each other.

within a definite time or space

中一段时间或空间的范围yī duàn shíjiān huò kōngjiān de fànwéi

• fángjiānlǐhěnānjìng.

  房间里很安静。🔊

  The room is very quiet.

• Duǎnduǎnyīzhōushíjiānzhīnèi,tāwánchénglezhěnggèxiàngmù.

  短短一周时间之内，他完成了整个项目。🔊

  In just one short week, he completed the entire project.

between

中两个东西或事物中间的地方liǎng gè dōngxi huò shìwu zhōngjiān de dìfang

section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars

中两根柱子中间的空间liǎng gēn zhùzi zhōngjiān de kōngjiān

• zhèjiānwūzihěndà.

  这间屋子很大。🔊

  This room is very large.

• Túshūguǎnlǐyǒuyījiānānjìngdeyuèlǎnshì.

  图书馆里有一间安静的阅览室。🔊

  The library has a quiet reading room.

to sow discontent

中在人之间製造不和或矛盾zài rén zhījiān zhìzào búhé huò máodùn

• tāxiǎnglíjiànwǒmen.

  他想离间我们。🔊

  He wants to drive a wedge between us.

• dírénshìtúlíjiànwǒmendeyǒuyì。

  敌人试图离间我们的友谊。🔊

  The enemy deliberately tried to drive a wedge between our friendship.

gap

中两个东西之间的空隙或距离liǎng gè dōngxi zhījiān de kōngxì huò jùlí

• tāmenzhījiānméiyǒumìmì.

  他们之间没有秘密。🔊

  There are no secrets between them.

• Ménfèngjiàntòujìnyīsīguāngxiàn。

  门缝间透进一丝光线。🔊

  A sliver of light filtered in through the crack in the door.

to separate

中把连接的东西分开bǎ liánjiē de dōngxi fēnkāi

• tāmenzhījiāngézheyīdàoqiáng.

  他们之间隔着一道墙。🔊

  There is a wall between them.

• Líbajiāngliǎngjiādeyuànzijiànkāile.

  篱笆将两家的院子间开了。🔊

  The fence separated the yards of the two houses.

to thin out (seedlings)

中把多余的幼小植物除去bǎ duōyú de yòuxiǎo zhíwù chúqù

• nóngmínzàijiànmiáo.

  农民在间苗。🔊

  The farmer is thinning seedlings.

• zhòngcàiqiányàojíshíjiànmiáo，bǎozhèngměizhūyǒuzúgòudeshēngzhǎngkōngjiān。

  种菜前要及时间苗，保证每株有足够的生长空间。🔊

  Before growing vegetables, you need to thin the seedlings in time to ensure each plant has enough space to grow.