间 (jiān) — (classifier) for rooms, offices, and other enclosed spaces; (noun) room; space; interval
Definition
At HSK 2, 间 is mostly the room-classifier — 一间房间, 两间办公室. The standalone noun sense ('room, interval') is less common here than 间 as a suffix inside 房间/时间.
classifier
for roomsofficesand other enclosed spaces
noun
roomspaceinterval
Measure word · 间
Easily confused
- 问wènlook-aliketo ask
- 尖jiānsound-alike(adjective) sharp, pointed; shrill, tapering; shrill, piercing; acute, keen
- 闲xiánlook-alikefree (not busy), idle, unoccupied
- 煎jiānsound-aliketo pan-fry; to sauté
- 闪shǎnlook-aliketo dodge, to duck out of the way
- 兼jiānsound-aliketo hold two or more positions or roles at the same time; to concurrently hold
Examples
- 间。Nà jiān fáng jiān hěn dà.That room is very big.
- 间。Zhè jiān bàn gōng shì yǒu sān zhāng zhuō zi.This office has three desks.
- 间。Nà jiān fáng jiān yǒu yì bǎ yǐ zi.That room has a chair.
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