区间 (qū jiān) — (noun) a defined section or segment (of a route or line); (noun) interval (in mathematics)

Definition

Examples

• 这条地铁线分成多个区间。
  Zhè tiáo dì tiě xiàn fēn chéng duō gè qū jiān.
  This subway line is divided into multiple sections.
• 在这个区间里，函数的值逐渐变大。
  Zài zhè ge qū jiān lǐ, hán shù de zhí zhú jiàn biàn dà.
  In this interval, the function's values gradually increase.
• 这个区间的路很堵，需要绕行。
  Zhè ge qū jiān de lù hěn dǔ, xū yào rào xíng.
  This section of road is very congested, you need a detour.