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时间
shíjiān
Main
English Definitiontime; period
Simplified Script时间
Traditional Script時間
Pinyinshíjiān
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping)si4gaan3
Part of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words段
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1
Word Decomposition
时shío'clock; time; when; hour; season; period; (Chinese surname)
间jiānbetween; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; measure word for rooms

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Words With Same Head Word    
时差shíchātime difference; time lag; jet lag
时钟shízhōngclock
时代shídàiage; era; epoch; period (in one's life); Time, US weekly news magazine
时刻shíkètime; juncture; moment; period of time; constantly; always
时机shíjīfortunate timing; occasion; opportunity
Words With Same Tail Word    
房间fángjiānroom
中间zhōngjiānbetween; intermediate; mid; middle
洗手间xǐshǒu jiāntoilet; lavatory; washroom
之间zhījiānbetween; among; inter-
空间kōngjiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
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