之间
word B1- (after a noun) between; among; amid
- (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
Its characters
Words with it
- 一夜之间 yī yè zhī jiān
- 两国之间 liǎng guó zhī jiān between the two countries
- 转眼之间 zhuǎn yǎn zhī jiān
- 瞬息之间 shùn xī zhī jiān
- 伯仲之间 bó zhòng zhī jiān almost on a par
- 弹指之间 tán zhǐ zhī jiān
- 去取之间 qù qǔ zhī jiān undecided between taking and leaving
- 俯仰之间 fǔ yǎng zhī jiān in a flash
- 一线之间 yī xiàn zhī jiān a hair's breadth apart
From the library
」老残行李本不甚多，不过古书数卷，仪器几件，收检也极容易，顷刻之间便上了车。
至于其中曲折，亦非倾盖之间所能尽的，容慢慢的做个说帖呈览，何如？
顷刻之间，将那渔船打得粉碎，看着沉下海中去了。
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