Meaning of jiān:
间
between; among
Zhè liǎng zuò chéngshì zhī jiān yǒu yī tiáo héliú.
这两座城市之间有一条河流。
There is a river between these two cities.
Tā zài suǒyǒu xuǎnxiàng jiān zuòle yī gè juédìng.
他在所有选项间做了一个决定。
He made a decision among all the options.
within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; gap
Huìyì jiāng zài liǎng gè xiǎoshí jiān jiéshù.
会议将在两个小时间结束。
The meeting will end within two hours.
Wǒmen yào qù kàn xīn de huìyì jiān.
我们要去看新的会议间。
We are going to see the new meeting room.
Wǒmen bǎ zhè zhāng zhuōzi fàng zài liǎng gè zhùzi de zhōngjiān.
我们把这张桌子放在两个柱子的中间。
We placed the table in between the two pillars.
Tāmen zhījiān yǒu yīgè hěn dà de jiànxì.
他们之间有一个很大的间隙。
There is a large gap between them.
classifier for rooms
Zhè shì yīgè xiǎo de cānjiān.
这是一个小的餐间。
This is a small dining room.
to separate; to thin out (seedlings); to sow discontent
Qiáng bǎ liǎng gè fángjiān jiān gékāi le.
墙把两个房间间隔开了。
The wall separates the two rooms.
Nóngmínmen zài tiándì lǐ rènzhēn de jiàn miáo.
农民们在田地里认真地间苗。
The farmers are carefully thinning out the seedlings in the field.
Tā zǒng shì xǐ huān zài péng yǒu zhī jiān tiǎo bō shì fēi.
他总是喜欢在朋友之间间挑拨是非。
He always likes to sow discontent among friends.
