期间(qī jiān)

HSK 52 charactersTrad. 期間

period of time

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

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

  • 在整个表演期间,我们不得不站着!

    zài zhěng gè biǎo yǎn qī jiān wǒ men bù dé bù zhàn zhe

    We had to stand for the entire performance!

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