相间 (xiāng) — (adv.) in an alternating pattern, interleaved (note: standard usage is verb/predicate; see description)
Definition
相间 (xiāngjiàn) means 'interleaved' or 'alternating' — usually functions as a verb/predicate meaning two kinds of things alternate, not strictly an adverb. It follows the pattern N1 和/与 N2 相间, often with 地 as 相间地 + verb.
adverb
(adv.) in an alternating patterninterleaved (note: standard usage is verb/predicate; see description)
Examples
- 相间。Zhè tiáo wéi jīn de hóng bái xiāng huā wén fēi cháng hǎo kàn.The red-and-white alternating pattern on this scarf is very beautiful.
- 相间，。Guǒ yuán lǐ de xìng shù hé táo shù xiāng zhòng zhí, hěn shì zhěng qí.The apricot and peach trees in the orchard are planted alternately, very orderly.
- 相间，。Sēn lín zhōng yīn pō yáng pō de zhí bèi xiāng fēn bù, xíng chéng dú tè de shēng tài.The vegetation on shaded and sunny slopes is distributed alternately, forming a unique ecology.
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