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之间

zhī jiān · zhi jian

Traditional 之間

Meaning

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  1. (after a noun) between; among; amid
  2. (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間 / 弹指之间 (tán zhǐ zhī jiān))

In a sentence

2 examples
01

由(yóu)于(yú)轨(guǐ)道(dào)是(shì)椭(tuǒ)圆(yuán)形(xíng)的(de)，行(xíng)星(xīng)和(hé)太(tài)阳(yáng)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)距(jù)离(lí)不(bú)会(huì)总(zǒng)是(shì)相(xiāng)同(tóng)。

Since the orbits are elliptical, the planets do not always have the same distance from the Sun.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)可(kě)以(yǐ)在(zài)茶(chá)和(hé)咖(kā)啡(fēi)之(zhī)间(jiān)做(zuò)个(ge)选(xuǎn)择(zé)。

I can choose between tea and coffee.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by NickC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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