Usage of the character 间

(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 (tánzhǐzhījiān))

jiānzòu

间奏

[間奏]

interlude (music)

cǐjiān

此间

[此間]

here
this place

tàojiān

套间

[套間]

vestibule
small inner room (opening to others)
suite
apartment

jiànbì

间壁

[間壁]

next door
partition wall

jūjiān

居间

[居間]

positioned between (two parties)
to mediate between

jiānzhì

间质

[間質]

mesenchyme (physiology)

kōngjiānjú

空间局

[空間局]

space agency

áishíjiān

挨时间

[挨時間]

to stall
to play for time

yīshíjiān

一时间

[一時間]

for a moment
momentarily

zǐkōngjiān

子空间

[子空間]

subspace (math.)

zhōngjiānyīn

中间音

[中間音]

(phonetics) medial

qǐngkèjiān

顷刻间

[頃刻間]

in an instant

yèjiānbù

夜间部

[夜間部]

(Tw) evening program (at a college)
night school

méijiānlún

眉间轮

[眉間輪]

ājñā or ajna, the brow or third eye chakra 查克拉, residing in the forehead

dānrénjiān

单人间

[單人間]

single room (hotel)

qūjiānchē

区间车

[區間車]

train or bus traveling only part of its normal route

fǎnjiàndié

反间谍

[反間諜]

counterintelligence
protection against espionage

jiàngéhào

间隔号

[間隔號]

Chinese centered dot mark · (punct. used to separate Western names or words)

tūránjiān

突然间

[突然間]

suddenly

jiānpíliú

间皮瘤

[間皮瘤]

mesothelioma (medicine)

kāifángjiān

开房间

[開房間]

to rent a room in a hotel
(of two people who are not married to each other) to rent a room for sex

Héjiānshì

河间市

[河間市]

Hejian, county-level city in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

xǐdíjiān

洗涤间

[洗滌間]

washroom
washhouse

yīshàjiān

一霎间

[一霎間]

in a flash

zhíbōjiān

直播间

[直播間]

studio for live streaming
a live stream

yīshùnjiān

一瞬间

[一瞬間]

split second

zhōngjiānpài

中间派

[中間派]

moderate faction
party of compromise
middle ground

shìyījiān

试衣间

[試衣間]

fitting room

shàshíjiān

霎时间

[霎時間]

in a split second

tíngshījiān

停尸间

[停屍間]

morgue

gǎnshíjiān

赶时间

[趕時間]

to be in a hurry

shuāngrénjiān

双人间

[雙人間]

double room (hotel)

Míngjiān Xiāng

名间乡

[名間鄉]

Mingjian or Mingchien Township in Nantou County 南投縣／南投县 ( Nántóu Xiàn), central Taiwan

kāiqūjiān

开区间

[開區間]

open interval (in calculus)

dàchuángjiān

大床间

[大床間]

see 大床房 (dàchuángfáng)

zhuījiānpán

椎间盘

[椎間盤]

intervertebral disk

gézijiān

格子间

[格子間]

cubicle

shíjiānzhóu

时间轴

[時間軸]

time axis
timeline

chōushíjiān

抽时间

[抽時間]

to (try to) find the time to

zhōngjiāncéng

中间层

[中間層]

mesosphere

ànjiānr

暗间儿

[暗間兒]

inner room

kōngfángjiān

空房间

[空房間]

vacant room

zhōngjiānjiàn

中间件

[中間件]

middleware

yīmàojiān

衣帽间

[衣帽間]

cloakroom

lóutījiān

楼梯间

[樓梯間]

staircase
flight of stairs

lèijiànjī

肋间肌

[肋間肌]

intercostal muscle (between ribs)

shíjiānbiǎo

时间表

[時間表]

schedule
timetable

zhōngjiānmíng

中间名

[中間名]

middle name
second given name

wèishēngjiān

卫生间

[衛生間]

bathroom
toilet
WC
CL:間／间 (jiān)

rénshìjiān

人世间

[人世間]

the secular world

cháojiāndài

潮间带

[潮間帶]

intertidal zone

kèjiāncāo

课间操

[課間操]

setting-up exercises during the break (between classes)

jiàndiézuì

间谍罪

[間諜罪]

crime of spying

xiàngkōngjiān

相空间

[相空間]

phase space (math., ordinary differential equations)

wúyìjiān

无意间

[無意間]

inadvertently
unintentionally

zhōngjiānshāng

中间商

[中間商]

middleman
broker

zhōngjiānrén

中间人

[中間人]

intermediary
mediator

biāozhǔnjiān

标准间

[標準間]

standard (hotel) room
two-person room of standard size and amenities
abbr. to 標間／标间 (biāojiān)

xǐshǒujiān

洗手间

[洗手間]

toilet
lavatory
washroom

fǎnjiànjì

反间计

[反間計]

stratagem of sowing dissension
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

jiànjiēshuì

间接税

[間接稅]

indirect tax

shìyànjiān

试验间

[試驗間]

test room

tàipíngjiān

太平间

[太平間]

mortuary
morgue

dānjiānchā

单间差

[單間差]

single supplement (for a hotel room)

jiàndiéwǎng

间谍网

[間諜網]

spy network

qiēkōngjiān

切空间

[切空間]

space of sections (math.)

mínjiānwǔ

民间舞

[民間舞]

folk dance

xǐzǎojiān

洗澡间

[洗澡間]

bathroom
restroom
shower room
CL:間／间 (jiān)

shíjiāndiǎn

时间点

[時間點]

point in time

qǐjūjiān

起居间

[起居間]

living room

bìqūjiān

闭区间

[閉區間]

closed interval (in calculus)

huāshíjiān

花时间

[花時間]

to take up time
to spend time

yángshìjiān

阳世间

[陽世間]

the world of the living

duǎnshíjiān

短时间

[短時間]

short term
short time

kōngjiānzhàn

空间站

[空間站]

space station

shíjiānchuō

时间戳

[時間戳]

timestamp

shíjiānxiàn

时间线

[時間線]

timeline

jiānchōngzhì

间充质

[間充質]

mesenchyme (loosely organized embryonic connective tissue)

jiàngéchóngfù

间隔重复

[間隔重複]

spaced repetition

jiànxiēxùnliàn

间歇训练

[間歇訓練]

interval training

shàngshēngkōngjiān

上升空间

[上升空間]

upside
potential to rise

liǎngguózhījiān

两国之间

[兩國之間]

bilateral
between two countries

Rénjiān Fójiào

人间佛教

[人間佛教]

Humanistic Buddhism

chíxùshíjiān

持续时间

[持續時間]

duration

dāngdìshíjiān

当地时间

[當地時間]

local time

xiàngliàngkōngjiān

向量空间

[向量空間]

(math.) vector space; linear space

gōngzuòshíjiān

工作时间

[工作時間]

working hours

xiànxìngkōngjiān

线性空间

[線性空間]

(math.) vector space; linear space

tuòpūkōngjiān

拓扑空间

[拓撲空間]

(math.) topological space

yuèdúshíjiān

阅读时间

[閱讀時間]

viewing time

zhōngjiānxiānwéi

中间纤维

[中間纖維]

intermediate filament

gāowéikōngjiān

高维空间

[高維空間]

(math.) higher dimensional space

mínjiānyīnyuè

民间音乐

[民間音樂]

folk music

yǔyìkōngjiān

语义空间

[語義空間]

semantic space

bùjīngyìjiān

不经意间

[不經意間]

without paying attention
without noticing
unconsciously
inadvertently

zhùgōngchējiān

铸工车间

[鑄工車間]

foundry (workshop or factory)

xiāomóshíjiān

消磨时间

[消磨時間]

to kill time

zhuājǐnshíjiān

抓紧时间

[抓緊時間]

to waste no time in (doing sth); to hurry up

mínjiānxísú

民间习俗

[民間習俗]

folk customs

wàicéngkōngjiān

外层空间

[外層空間]

outer space

yòngcānshíjiān

用餐时间

[用餐時間]

meal times

zhēngqǔshíjiān

争取时间

[爭取時間]

to act with urgency
to buy time

tiánjiānguǎnlǐ

田间管理

[田間管理]

land management

duìchènkōngjiān

对称空间

[對稱空間]

symmetric space (math.)

tánzhǐzhījiān

弹指之间

[彈指之間]

(idiom) in a flash; instantly

zuòxīshíjiān

作息时间

[作息時間]

daily schedule
daily routine

Sāngjiān Púshàng

桑间濮上

[桑間濮上]

Sangjian by the Pu River, a place in the ancient state of Wei known for wanton behavior
lovers' rendezvous

sìwéikōngjiān

四维空间

[四維空間]

four-dimensional space (math.)

shíjiānjìnchéng

时间进程

[時間進程]

time course

shíjiānxùliè

时间序列

[時間序列]

time series (stats.)

kōngjiāntàncè

空间探测

[空間探測]

space exploration

yīxiànzhījiān

一线之间

[一線之間]

a hair's breadth apart
a fine line
a fine distinction

wèixíngkōngjiān

位形空间

[位形空間]

configuration space (math.)

Límànkōngjiān

黎曼空间

[黎曼空間]

Riemannian space (physics)

fǎnyìngshíjiān

反应时间

[反應時間]

(technology) response time

mínjiāngùshi

民间故事

[民間故事]

folk story
folktale

suíjīshíjiān

随机时间

[隨機時間]

random period of time
random interval

jiùqǐnshíjiān

就寝时间

[就寢時間]

bedtime

zhìxìnqūjiān

置信区间

[置信區間]

(statistics) confidence interval

rénjiāndìyù

人间地狱

[人間地獄]

hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive
fig. having an uncomfortable time

jiànjiēbīnyǔ

间接宾语

[間接賓語]

indirect object (grammar)

qiánduànshíjiān

前段时间

[前段時間]

recently

wèidáyījiàn

未达一间

[未達一間]

differing only slightly
not much between them

fǔyǎngzhījiān

俯仰之间

[俯仰之間]

in a flash

yāozhuījiānpán

腰椎间盘

[腰椎間盤]

intervertebral disk

Rénjiān Xǐjù

人间喜剧

[人間喜劇]

La Comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de Balzac 巴爾扎克／巴尔扎克 ( Bā'ěrzhākè)

mínjiānzǔzhī

民间组织

[民間組織]

association
organization
humanitarian organization
NGO

Běijīng Shíjiān

北京时间

[北京時間]

Beijing Time (BJT); China Standard Time (CST)

zhōngjiānlùxiàn

中间路线

[中間路線]

middle road (in politics)

Měidōngshíjiān

美东时间

[美東時間]

USA Eastern Standard Time

bózhòngzhījiān

伯仲之间

[伯仲之間]

almost on a par

rénjiānqīngxǐng

人间清醒

[人間清醒]

(neologism c. 2021) to keep one's senses; not get carried away; not let success go to one's head

fāngjiānchuányán

坊间传言

[坊間傳言]

rumors
the word on the street

shàngbānshíjiān

上班时间

[上班時間]

working hours; office hours

fǎngshèkōngjiān

仿射空间

[仿射空間]

(math.) affine space

shíjiānqūjiān

时间区间

[時間區間]

time interval

jiānbùróngfà

间不容发

[間不容髮]

(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)
in a critical state
on the brink of crisis
very close (to happening)
Taiwan pr. (jiànbùróngfǎ)

diànzǐkōngjiān

电子空间

[電子空間]

cyberspace

wānqūkōngjiān

弯曲空间

[彎曲空間]

curved space

rénjiāntiāntáng

人间天堂

[人間天堂]

heaven on Earth
nickname for the city Suzhou

zìlǐhángjiān

字里行间

[字裡行間]

between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
connotations

rènzhíqījiān

任职期间

[任職期間]

term of office
while holding a post

bàngōngshíjiān

办公时间

[辦公時間]

office hours

xìnlàiqūjiān

信赖区间

[信賴區間]

(statistics) confidence interval

bàngānbùgà

半间不界

[半間不界]

shallow
not thorough
superficial

tiǎobōlíjiàn

挑拨离间

[挑撥離間]

to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

mínjiānyìshù

民间艺术

[民間藝術]

folk art

shùnjiānzhuǎnyí

瞬间转移

[瞬間轉移]

teleportation

jiànlìshíjiān

建立时间

[建立時間]

(electronics) setup time
(electronics) settling time

rénjiānzhēngfā

人间蒸发

[人間蒸發]

to vanish
to disappear from the face of the earth

mínjiānchuánshuō

民间传说

[民間傳說]

popular tradition
folk legend

jiàndiéruǎnjiàn

间谍软件

[間諜軟件]

spyware

sānwéikōngjiān

三维空间

[三維空間]

three-dimensional space
3D

āndìngshíjiān

安定时间

[安定時間]

(control theory) settling time

Wújiàn Dìyù

无间地狱

[無間地獄]

see 阿鼻地獄／阿鼻地狱 ( Abí Dìyù)

shùnxīzhījiān

瞬息之间

[瞬息之間]

in the wink of an eye
in a flash

zàizhèqījiān

在这期间

[在這期間]

during time
in this time

tuōyánshíjiān

拖延时间

[拖延時間]

to procrastinate
to stall for time
to filibuster

yíngyèshíjiān

营业时间

[營業時間]

business hours; opening hours; office hours

jiànjiēzhèngjù

间接证据

[間接證據]

indirect testimony
circumstantial evidence

tíngjīshíjiān

停机时间

[停機時間]

downtime (computer network, power plant etc)

mínjiānwǔdǎo

民间舞蹈

[民間舞蹈]

folk dance

dǎfāshíjiān

打发时间

[打發時間]

to pass the time

jiàngéshèyǐng

间隔摄影

[間隔攝影]

time-lapse photography

Shíjiān Jiǎnshǐ

时间简史

[時間簡史]

"A Brief History of Time" by Stephen Hawking

wǎngluòkōngjiān

网络空间

[網絡空間]

cyberspace

chāowéikōngjiān

超维空间

[超維空間]

hyperspace
superspace
higher dimensional space

yīyèzhījiān

一夜之间

[一夜之間]

(lit. and fig.) overnight

jiànjiēxuǎnjǔ

间接选举

[間接選舉]

indirect election

cānliàngkōngjiān

参量空间

[參量空間]

moduli space (math.)
parameter space

jiàndiéhuódòng

间谍活动

[間諜活動]

espionage
spying

qùqǔzhījiān

去取之间

[去取之間]

undecided between taking and leaving

qīnmìwújiān

亲密无间

[親密無間]

close relation, no gap (idiom); intimate and nothing can come between

xiǎngyìngshíjiān

响应时间

[響應時間]

response time

dìyīshíjiān

第一时间

[第一時間]

in the first moments (of sth happening)
immediately (after an event)
first thing

jìdéqījiān

既得期间

[既得期間]

vesting period (in finance)

zuòbiāokōngjiān

坐标空间

[座標空間]

coordinate space

Dōngbù Shíjiān

东部时间

[東部時間]

Eastern Standard Time (EST)

zhòngchuàngkōngjiān

众创空间

[眾創空間]

hackerspace; hacklab; makerspace

shíjiānbùzǎole

时间不早了

[時間不早了]

it's getting late; time's getting on

shíjiāncèdìngxué

时间测定学

[時間測定學]

chronometry

tánzhǐyīhuījiān

弹指一挥间

[彈指一揮間]

in a flash (idiom)

zuòxīshíjiānbiǎo

作息时间表

[作息時間表]

daily schedule
work schedule

qǐyèjiānwǎnglù

企业间网路

[企業間網路]

extranet
company-external network

jiǎnyāshíjiānbiǎo

减压时间表

[減壓時間表]

decompression schedule (diving)
also called 減壓程序／减压程序 (jiǎnyāchéngxù)

fǎngshèzǐkōngjiān

仿射子空间

[仿射子空間]

(math.) affine subspace

kōngqìhuǎnchōngjiān

空气缓冲间

[空氣緩衝間]

air lock

zhōngjiānshénjīngyuán

中间神经元

[中間神經元]

interneuron

kōngjiāntàncèqì

空间探测器

[空間探測器]

space probe

zhōngjiānréngōngjī

中间人攻击

[中間人攻擊]

(computing) man-in-the-middle attack

guǐdàokōngjiānzhàn

轨道空间站

[軌道空間站]

orbiting space station

shìkōngjiānxìtǒng

视空间系统

[視空間系統]

visuo-spatial sketchpad

zàisùsòngqījiān

在诉讼期间

[在訴訟期間]

pendente lite
during litigation

ànshíjiānxiānhòu

按时间先后

[按時間先後]

chronological

yǔshíjiānsàipǎo

与时间赛跑

[與時間賽跑]

to race against time

yāozhuījiānpántūchū

腰椎间盘突出

[腰椎間盤突出]

slipped disk
vertebral herniation
prolapsed disk

shǒucìzhùshìshíjiān

首次注视时间

[首次注視時間]

first fixation duration

jiānchōngzhìgànxìbāo

间充质干细胞

[間充質幹細胞]

mesenchymal stem cell MSC (in cell biology)

guójìmínjiānzǔzhī

国际民间组织

[國際民間組織]

international humanitarian organization

bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ

不食人间烟火

[不食人間煙火]

lit. not eating the food of common mortals
fig. placing oneself above the common populace

zàirénguǐdàokōngjiānzhàn

载人轨道空间站

[載人軌道空間站]

manned orbiting space station

shíjiānshìbǎshāzhūdāo

时间是把杀猪刀

[時間是把殺豬刀]

lit. time is a butcher's knife
fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving
nothing gold can stay

yāozhuījiānpántūchūzhèng

腰椎间盘突出症

[腰椎間盤突出症]

herniated lumbar disk

Gélínnízhì Biāozhǔn Shíjiān

格林尼治标准时间

[格林尼治標準時間]

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Gélínwēizhì Biāozhǔn Shíjiān

格林威治标准时间

[格林威治標準時間]

(Tw) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)