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Chinese
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's; him/her/it; this
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interstice; separate; between interstice; separate; between; among; space; (measure word)
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| trad. (之間)
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之
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間
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| simp. (之间)
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之
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间
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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之
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間
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| Reading #
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2/2
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1/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zhī
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jiān
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsyi ›
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‹ kɛn ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*tə/
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/*kˁre/
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| English
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(3p object pronoun; attributive particle)
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interval
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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之
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間
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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| No.
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17188
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6226
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Phonetic
component
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之
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閒
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Rime
group
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之
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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之
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閒
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Old
Chinese
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/*tjɯ/
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/*kreːn/
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| Notes
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原作閒同說文
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Postposition
之間
- between
- 夫妻之間／夫妻之间 ― fūqī zhījiān ― between a married couple
尼泊爾位於中國和印度之間。 [MSC, trad.]
尼泊尔位于中国和印度之间。 [MSC, simp.]- Níbó'ěr wèiyú Zhōngguó hé Yìndù zhījiān.
- Nepal is situated between China and India.
- 元旦和春節之間／元旦和春节之间 ― yuándàn hé chūnjié zhījiān ― between New Year's Day and Spring Festival
世俗和宗教之間的關係 [MSC, trad.]
世俗和宗教之间的关系 [MSC, simp.]- shìsú hé zōngjiào zhījiān de guānxì
- the relationship between the secular and the sacred
這兩個之間到底有什麼樣的區別？ [MSC, trad.]
这两个之间到底有什么样的区别？ [MSC, simp.]- Zhè liǎng ge zhījiān dàodǐ yǒu shénmeyàng de qūbié?
- What is the difference between these two?
- (used after some verbs or adverbs to indicate that time is brief)
- 忽然之間／忽然之间 ― hūrán zhījiān ― in a sudden
- 轉眼之間／转眼之间 ― zhuǎnyǎn zhījiān ― in a flash