之间 (之間) zhījiān
phrase
between; among
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '之間')
Contained in
- 一线之间(一線之間) a hair's breadth apart; a fine line; a fine distinction
- 徘徊于桂椒之间(徘徊於桂椒之間) it wanders among the osmanthus and pepper-trees
- 去取之间(去取之間) undecided between taking and leaving
- 伯仲之间(伯仲之間) almost on a par
- 弹指之间(彈指之間) a snap of the fingers; in an instant; in a short moment; in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye
- 两国之间(兩國之間) bilateral; between two countries
- 一夜之间(一夜之間) overnight
- 俯仰之间(俯仰之間) in a flash
- 瞬息之间(瞬息之間) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷十八 志第八 禮樂八 Volume 18 Treatises 8: Rites and Music 8 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 11
- 卷二十八 Scroll 28 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 10
- 卷四百三十六 列傳第一百九十五 儒林六 陳亮 鄭樵林霆 李道傳 Volume 436 Biographies 195: Confucian Scholars 6 - Chen Liang, Zheng Qiaolinting, Li Daochuan History of Song 宋史 — count: 9
- 卷十七 Scroll 17 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 9
- 卷十七 雜言 Chapter 17: Open Discussion Garden of Stories 說苑 — count: 9
- 卷二十七 志第十七 符瑞上 Volume 27 Treatises 17: Auspicious Signs 1 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 9
- 卷二 俶真訓 Chapter 2: Starting with the Truth Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 9
- 卷四百二十九 列傳第一百八十八 道學三 朱熹 張栻 Volume 429 Biographies 188: Taoist Scholars 3 - Zhu Xi, Zhang Shi History of Song 宋史 — count: 9
- 卷十一 志第一 禮樂一 Volume 11 Treatises 1: Rites and Music 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 8
- 卷七十二 四夷附錄第一: 契丹 Volume 72: Appendix on the Four Barbarians 1 - Khitan 1 New History of the Five Dynasties 新五代史 — count: 8
Collocations
- 天地之间 (天地之間) 所以詔告於天地之間也 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《郊特牲》 The Single Victim at the Border Sacrifices — count: 19
- 楹之间 (楹之間) 正棺於兩楹之間 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 8
- 阶之间 (階之間) 藏諸兩階之間 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曾子問》 The Questions of Zeng-zi — count: 5
- 大国之间 (大國之間) 居大國之間 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 5
- 郑之间 (鄭之間) 師出於陳鄭之間 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
- 磬之间 (磬之間) 古者之言樂於鍾磬之間者不如此 — Guanzi 管子, 霸形第二十二 Chapter 22: Ba Xing — count: 3
- 宇宙之间 (宇宙之間) 相與優游競暢于宇宙之間 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷二 俶真訓 Chapter 2: Starting with the Truth — count: 3
- 宾主之间 (賓主之間) 賓主之間九十步 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 秋官司寇 第五 5. Office of Autumn and Minister of Justice — count: 3
- 之间祭 (之間祭) 上豆之间祭 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 公食大夫禮 第九 9. Rites of the gong feasting a great officer — count: 2
- 父子之间 (父子之間) 父子之間不責善 — Mencius 孟子, 離婁上 Li Lou I — count: 2