之间 (zhī jiān) — between; among; amid (used after a noun); (in fixed expressions) a very short period of time
Definition
之间 attaches AFTER a noun to mark 'between/among' (two people, places, or things). It is more literary than 中间 and usually requires a 的 before a verb phrase.
noun
betweenamongamid (used after a noun)(in fixed expressions) a very short period of time
Examples
- 之间。Zhè liǎng zuò chéng shì zhī jiān de jù lí hěn yuǎn.The distance between these two cities is very far.
- 之间。Péng you zhī jiān yào hù xiāng xìn rèn.Friends should trust each other.
- 之间，。Yì nián zhī jiān, tā xué huì le hěn duō dōng xī.In one year, he learned a lot of things.
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