课间 (kè jiān) — break between classes; recess

Definition

Examples

• 课间有十分钟休息时间。
  kè jiān Yǒu shí fēn zhōng xiū xi shí jiān.
  There's a ten-minute break between classes.
• 我们常在课间一起聊天。
  Wǒ men cháng zài kè jiān yì qǐ liáo tiān.
  We often chat together during recess.
• 课间时学生们都去操场玩了。
  kè jiān Shí xué shēng men dōu qù cāo chǎng wán le.
  During the break, all the students went to the playground to play.