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gaanˉ¹間
简 间
Pinyin: jian1
Translations
nounspace between; relationship among; interval
noun(within) a definite time or space
nounclassifier for shop, house, bedroom, etc
nounroom; cubicle; workshop
noundimension/to layout or design/classifier for shops, office or buildings
noiˍ₆耐diˉ¹啲siˎ₄時gaan˗₃間
简 耐啲时间
Pinyin: nai4 di1 shi2 jian1
Translations
nouna longer time
keiˎ₄期gaanˉ¹間
简 期间
Pinyin: qi1 jian1
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nounperiod; time
nounduring
gaan˗₃間gaak˗₃隔
简 间隔
Pinyin: jian4 ge2
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nounlayout (格局)
nouncompartment; gap; space; interval (of time)
siˎ₄時gaan˗₃間noiˍ₆內
简 时间内
Pinyin: shi2 jian1 nei4
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nounwithin (a period of time)
gaan˗₃間zungˉ¹中
简 间中
Pinyin: jian1 zhong1
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nounoccasionally; sometimes [華]: 有時
nounrarely; occasionally (spoken)
haapˍ₆合zok˗₃作mouˎ₄無gaan˗₃間
简 合作无间
Pinyin: he2 zuo4 wu2 jian4
Translations
nounexcellent collaboration; work together very well
caaˎ₄茶seoiˊ²水gaanˉ¹間
简 茶水间
Pinyin: cha2 shui3 jian1
Translations
nountea room
nounPantry
coengˎ₄長diˉ¹啲siˎ₄時gaan˗₃間
简 长啲时间
Pinyin: zhang3 di1 shi2 jian1
Translations
nouna longer time
jatˍ₆日gwongˉ¹光zit˗₃節joek˗₃約siˎ₄時gaan˗₃間
简 日光节约时间
Pinyin: ri4 guang1 jie2 yue1 shi2 jian1
Translations
noundaylight-saving time | Also known as "Summer Time" (夏令時間) in some countries
haaˍ₆夏lingˍ₆令siˎ₄時gaan˗₃間
简 夏令时间
Pinyin: xia4 ling4 shi2 jian1
Translations
noundaylight-saving time; summer time
noundaynight saving time, the practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from Standard Time during the summer months
jyutˍ₆閱dukˍ₆讀siˎ₄時gaan˗₃間
简 阅读时间
Pinyin: yue4 du2 shi2 jian1
Translations
nounviewing time
saiˊ²洗cou˗₃澡gaanˉ¹間
简 洗澡间
Pinyin: xi3 zao3 jian1
Translations
nounbathroom, restroom, shower room
zungˉ¹中gaanˉ¹間louˍ₆路sin˗₃線
简 中间路线
Pinyin: zhong1 jian1 lu4 xian4
Translations
nounmiddle-of-the-road; moderate
nounmiddle road; middle course
jyuˏ₅宇zauˍ₆宙hungˉ¹空gaanˉ¹間
简 宇宙空间
Pinyin: yu3 zhou4 kong1 jian1
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nounastrospace
noununiverse space
zanˍ₆陣gaanˉ¹間
简 阵间
Pinyin: zhen4 jian1
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nounsoon; in a moment; in a while
nounin a while (spoken)
gaan˗₃間mˎ₄唔zungˉ¹中
简 间唔中
Pinyin: jian1 wu2 zhong1
Translations
nounoccasionally but not often
nounsometimes, from time to time; every now and then
bouˊ²保jauˏ₅有siˎ₄時gaan˗₃間
简 保有时间
Pinyin: bao3 you3 shi2 jian1
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nountenure
siuˊ²小fongˊ²房gaanˉ¹間
简 小房间
Pinyin: xiao3 fang2 jian1
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nouncubicle
cakˉ¹測dingˍ₆定siˎ₄時gaan˗₃間
简 测定时间
Pinyin: ce4 ding4 shi2 jian1
Translations
nounto clock (lit., "evaluate the time")
tingˎ₄停lauˎ₄留siˎ₄時gaan˗₃間
简 停留时间
Pinyin: ting2 liu2 shi2 jian1
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nounretention period (in environmental protection)
nounStanding time; duration of stay
manˎ₄民gaanˉ¹間zouˊ²組zikˉ¹織
简 民间组织
Pinyin: min2 jian1 zu3 zhi1
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nounnon-governmental organization (NGO)
gaan˗₃間dipˍ₆諜jyunˏ₅軟taiˊ²體
简 间谍软体
Pinyin: jian1 die2 ruan3 ti3
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nounspyware
saap˗₃霎siˎ₄時gaanˉ¹間
简 霎时间
Pinyin: sha4 shi2 jian1
Translations
nounin a moment; in an instant
jatˉ¹一siˎ₄時ziˉ¹之gaanˉ¹間
简 一时之间
Pinyin: yi1 shi2 zhi1 jian1
Translations
nounat that very instant/moment
noun一時間
nounat a sudden
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