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

Definition

A bounded segment of a route, line, or number scale. 间隔 is the everyday word for gaps in time or space; 时段 is specifically a time slot.

noun
a defined section or segment (of a route or line)interval (in mathematics)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 区间。
    Zhè tiáo dì tiě xiàn fēn chéng duō gè qū jiān.
    This subway line is divided into multiple sections.
  • 区间，。
    Zài zhè ge qū jiān lǐ, hán shù de zhí zhú jiàn biàn dà.
    In this interval, the function's values gradually increase.
  • 区间，。
    Zhè ge qū jiān de lù hěn dǔ, xū yào rào xíng.
    This section of road is very congested, you need a detour.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

区qūarea
间jiāninterval

The sense of area combines with interval to mean a defined segment.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

Open 区 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 间 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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