"之間" meaning in Chinese

See 之間 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Postposition

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɛn⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Chengdu, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/ [Hakka, Northern, Sixian, Miaoli, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯an²⁴/ [Hakka, Southern, Sixian, Neipu, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sz̩⁴⁴ kian⁴⁴/ [Hakka, Meixian, Sinological-IPA], /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Sinological-IPA, Xiamen], /t͡si³³ kan³³/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Sinological-IPA, Quanzhou], /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Sinological-IPA, Zhangzhou], /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Sinological-IPA, Taipei], /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/ [Min-Nan, Hokkien, Sinological-IPA, Kaohsiung], /t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/ [Min-Nan, Teochew, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/ [Wu, Northern, Shanghai, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sz̩ʷ⁴⁴ t͡ɕɪ/ [Wu, Northern, Suzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 之间 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|postposition}} 之間
  1. between
    Sense id: en-之間-zh-postp--7J~vcT0 Categories (other): Beginning Mandarin, Cantonese postpositions, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese postpositions, Hakka postpositions, Hokkien postpositions, Mandarin postpositions, Middle Chinese postpositions, Old Chinese postpositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sichuanese postpositions, Teochew postpositions, Wu postpositions Derived forms: 一念之間 (yīniànzhījiān), 一念之间 (yīniànzhījiān), 一時之間, 一时之间, 伯仲之間, 伯仲之间, 俯仰之間 (fǔyǎngzhījiān), 俯仰之间 (fǔyǎngzhījiān), 十畝之間, 十亩之间, 在不夷不惠之間, 在不夷不惠之间, 季孟之間, 季孟之间, 彈指之間, 弹指之间, 方寸之間, 方寸之间, 漏刻之間, 漏刻之间, 瞬息之間, 瞬息之间, 矢石之間, 矢石之间, 立談之間, 立谈之间, 終食之間, 终食之间, 翻手之間 (fān shǒu zhī jiān), 翻手之间 (fān shǒu zhī jiān), 轉眼之間, 转眼之间
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          "roman": "yīniànzhījiān",
          "word": "一念之間"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yīniànzhījiān",
          "word": "一念之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "一時之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "一时之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "伯仲之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "伯仲之间"
        },
        {
          "roman": "fǔyǎngzhījiān",
          "word": "俯仰之間"
        },
        {
          "roman": "fǔyǎngzhījiān",
          "word": "俯仰之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "十畝之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "十亩之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "在不夷不惠之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "在不夷不惠之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "季孟之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "季孟之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "彈指之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "弹指之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "方寸之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "方寸之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "漏刻之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "漏刻之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "瞬息之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "瞬息之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "矢石之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "矢石之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "立談之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "立谈之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "終食之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "终食之间"
        },
        {
          "roman": "fān shǒu zhī jiān",
          "word": "翻手之間"
        },
        {
          "roman": "fān shǒu zhī jiān",
          "word": "翻手之间"
        },
        {
          "word": "轉眼之間"
        },
        {
          "word": "转眼之间"
        }
      ],
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          "english": "between a married couple",
          "roman": "fūqī zhījiān",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "夫妻之間",
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          "english": "between a married couple",
          "roman": "fūqī zhījiān",
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          "text": "夫妻之间",
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          "english": "Nepal is situated between China and India.",
          "roman": "Níbó'ěr wèiyú Zhōngguó hé Yìndù zhījiān.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "尼泊爾位於中國和印度之間。",
          "translation": "Nepal is situated between China and India.",
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        },
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          "english": "Nepal is situated between China and India.",
          "roman": "Níbó'ěr wèiyú Zhōngguó hé Yìndù zhījiān.",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "text": "尼泊尔位于中国和印度之间。",
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              7
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          "english": "between New Year's Day and Spring Festival",
          "roman": "yuándàn hé chūnjié zhījiān",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "元旦和春節之間",
          "translation": "between New Year's Day and Spring Festival",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              19,
              26
            ]
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              7
            ]
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          "english": "between New Year's Day and Spring Festival",
          "roman": "yuándàn hé chūnjié zhījiān",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "text": "元旦和春节之间",
          "translation": "between New Year's Day and Spring Festival",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "the relationship between the secular and the sacred",
          "roman": "shìsú hé zōngjiào zhījiān de guānxì",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "世俗和宗教之間的關係",
          "translation": "the relationship between the secular and the sacred",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          "english": "the relationship between the secular and the sacred",
          "roman": "shìsú hé zōngjiào zhījiān de guānxì",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "世俗和宗教之间的关系",
          "translation": "the relationship between the secular and the sacred",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "What is the difference between these two?",
          "roman": "Zhè liǎng ge zhījiān dàodǐ yǒu shénmeyàng de qūbié?",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "這兩個之間到底有什麼樣的區別?",
          "translation": "What is the difference between these two?",
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        },
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          "english": "What is the difference between these two?",
          "roman": "Zhè liǎng ge zhījiān dàodǐ yǒu shénmeyàng de qūbié?",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "这两个之间到底有什么样的区别?",
          "translation": "What is the difference between these two?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhījiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Chengdu",
        "Sichuanese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ jian¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ gaan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chṳ̂-kiên"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chṳ̂-kiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ gian¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chi-kan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ze¹ gang¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹tsy-ci₁"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹tsyu-cie₁"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhījiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jhihjian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chih¹-chien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jr̄-jyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyjian"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čžiczjanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чжицзянь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Chengdu",
        "Sichuanese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ jian¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Chengdu",
        "Latinxua-Sin-Wenz"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zgian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Chengdu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ gaan¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jī gāan"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzi¹ gaan¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji¹ gan¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chṳ̂-kiên"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zii^ˊ gien^ˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ gian¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chṳ̂-kiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zii^ˊ gian^ˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ gian¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯an²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ gian¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ kian⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chi-kan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsi-kan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ci'kafn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si³³ kan³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ze¹ gang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsṳ kang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹tsy-ci₁"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "MiniDict"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsy^平 ci^平"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai",
        "Wiktionary-specific",
        "romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹tsr-ji₁"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Suzhou"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹tsyu-cie₁"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "MiniDict"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Suzhou"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsyu^平 cie^平"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩ʷ⁴⁴ t͡ɕɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Suzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsyi kean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Baxter-Sagart"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "/*tə kˤre[n]/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "/*tjɯ kreːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "之間"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "yīniànzhījiān",
      "word": "一念之間"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yīniànzhījiān",
      "word": "一念之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "一時之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "一时之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "伯仲之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "伯仲之间"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fǔyǎngzhījiān",
      "word": "俯仰之間"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fǔyǎngzhījiān",
      "word": "俯仰之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "十畝之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "十亩之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "在不夷不惠之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "在不夷不惠之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "季孟之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "季孟之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "彈指之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "弹指之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "方寸之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "方寸之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "漏刻之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "漏刻之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "瞬息之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "瞬息之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "矢石之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "矢石之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "立談之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "立谈之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "終食之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "终食之间"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fān shǒu zhī jiān",
      "word": "翻手之間"
    },
    {
      "roman": "fān shǒu zhī jiān",
      "word": "翻手之间"
    },
    {
      "word": "轉眼之間"
    },
    {
      "word": "转眼之间"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "之间",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "postposition"
      },
      "expansion": "之間",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "postp",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Beginning Mandarin",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese postpositions",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese postpositions",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 之",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 間",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hakka lemmas",
        "Hakka postpositions",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Hokkien postpositions",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin postpositions",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples",
        "Middle Chinese lemmas",
        "Middle Chinese postpositions",
        "Old Chinese lemmas",
        "Old Chinese postpositions",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sichuanese lemmas",
        "Sichuanese postpositions",
        "Teochew lemmas",
        "Teochew postpositions",
        "Wu lemmas",
        "Wu postpositions"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "between a married couple",
          "roman": "fūqī zhījiān",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "夫妻之間",
          "translation": "between a married couple",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "between a married couple",
          "roman": "fūqī zhījiān",
          "tags": [
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "夫妻之间",
          "translation": "between a married couple",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              32,
              39
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Nepal is situated between China and India.",
          "roman": "Níbó'ěr wèiyú Zhōngguó hé Yìndù zhījiān.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "尼泊爾位於中國和印度之間。",
          "translation": "Nepal is situated between China and India.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              32,
              39
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Nepal is situated between China and India.",
          "roman": "Níbó'ěr wèiyú Zhōngguó hé Yìndù zhījiān.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "尼泊尔位于中国和印度之间。",
          "translation": "Nepal is situated between China and India.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "between New Year's Day and Spring Festival",
          "roman": "yuándàn hé chūnjié zhījiān",
          "tags": [
            "Traditional-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "元旦和春節之間",
          "translation": "between New Year's Day and Spring Festival",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "between New Year's Day and Spring Festival",
          "roman": "yuándàn hé chūnjié zhījiān",
          "tags": [
            "Simplified-Chinese"
          ],
          "text": "元旦和春节之间",
          "translation": "between New Year's Day and Spring Festival",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the relationship between the secular and the sacred",
          "roman": "shìsú hé zōngjiào zhījiān de guānxì",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "世俗和宗教之間的關係",
          "translation": "the relationship between the secular and the sacred",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the relationship between the secular and the sacred",
          "roman": "shìsú hé zōngjiào zhījiān de guānxì",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "世俗和宗教之间的关系",
          "translation": "the relationship between the secular and the sacred",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              23,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What is the difference between these two?",
          "roman": "Zhè liǎng ge zhījiān dàodǐ yǒu shénmeyàng de qūbié?",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "這兩個之間到底有什麼樣的區別?",
          "translation": "What is the difference between these two?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              23,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "english": "What is the difference between these two?",
          "roman": "Zhè liǎng ge zhījiān dàodǐ yǒu shénmeyàng de qūbié?",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "这两个之间到底有什么样的区别?",
          "translation": "What is the difference between these two?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "between"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "between",
          "between"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhījiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Chengdu",
        "Sichuanese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ jian¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ gaan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chṳ̂-kiên"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sixian",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chṳ̂-kiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ gian¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chi-kan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ze¹ gang¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹tsy-ci₁"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹tsyu-cie₁"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zhījiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jhihjian"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chih¹-chien¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jr̄-jyān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jyjian"
    },
    {
      "roman": "čžiczjanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "чжицзянь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Chengdu",
        "Sichuanese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ jian¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Chengdu",
        "Latinxua-Sin-Wenz"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zgian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɛn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Chengdu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ gaan¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jī gāan"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "dzi¹ gaan¹"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ji¹ gan¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chṳ̂-kiên"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zii^ˊ gien^ˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ gian¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Northern",
        "Sixian",
        "Miaoli",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chṳ̂-kiân"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zii^ˊ gian^ˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Hagfa-Pinyim"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ gian¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯an²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Southern",
        "Sixian",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Guangdong"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "zi¹ gian¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ kian⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chi-kan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsi-kan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ci'kafn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si³³ kan³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Hokkien",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Peng'im"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ze¹ gang¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsṳ kang"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Teochew",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹tsy-ci₁"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "MiniDict"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsy^平 ci^平"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai",
        "Wiktionary-specific",
        "romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹tsr-ji₁"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Shanghai",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Wugniu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Suzhou"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "¹tsyu-cie₁"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "MiniDict"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Suzhou"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsyu^平 cie^平"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sz̩ʷ⁴⁴ t͡ɕɪ/",
      "tags": [
        "Wu",
        "Northern",
        "Suzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tsyi kean"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Baxter-Sagart"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "/*tə kˤre[n]/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "/*tjɯ kreːn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "之間"
}

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