之间 zhī jiān

(after a noun) between; among; amid

HSK 42 charactersTrad. 之間
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How 之间 is written

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Example sentences

How 之间 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 不要在两顿饭之间吃糖果,以免吃不下饭。

    bù yào zài liǎng dùn fàn zhī jiān chī táng guǒ yǐ miǎn chī bù xià fàn

    Don’t spoil your appetite by eating sweets between meals.

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