一间间 (yì jiān jiān) — every room; each and every room; room by room; one room after another
Definition
一间间 is the repeated form of the room measure word 间, meaning 'every room' or 'room after room' — it emphasizes distributive or sequential coverage rather than a single room.
numeral
every roomeach and every roomroom by roomone room after another
Examples
- 一间间。Tā men cān guān le yì jiān jiān jiào shì.They visited every classroom.
- 一间间。Tā yì jiān jiān dì jiǎn chá le suǒ yǒu de fáng jiān.He checked all the rooms one by one.
- 一间间。Zhè dòng lóu yǒu yì jiān jiān bàn gōng shì.This building has rows of offices (office after office).
Origin
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