之间(zhī jiān): (after a noun) between
(after a noun) between
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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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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