间 (間) jiān
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measure word
measure word for rooms, houses, luggage, etc
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (ABC 'jiān' 间 m; Guoyu '間' jiān n 4; Mathews 1931 '間', p. 114; NCCED '间' 4) -
noun
space between
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 空间 (ABC 'jiān' 间 bf 2; Guoyu '間' jiān n 1; Kroll 2015 '間' 1, p. 196; Mathews 1931 '間', p. 114; NCCED '间' 1; Unihan '間') -
preposition
between; among
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: May be classified as a localizer because it can be appended to some nouns as a suffix to indicate location (ABC 'jiān' 间 bf 4; Kroll 2015 '間' 1a, p. 196; Mathews 1931 '間', p. 114) -
noun
time interval
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 时间 (ABC 'jiān' 间 bf 3; Guoyu '間' jiān n 3; Kroll 2015 '間' 2, p. 196; NCCED '间' 2) -
noun
a room
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 房间 (ABC 'jiān' 间 bf 1; NCCED '间' 3) -
verb
to thin out
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'jiàn' 间 v; NCCED jiàn '间' 4) -
verb
to separate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 分隔 or 分开 (ABC 'jiàn' 间 bf 1; Guoyu '間' jiàn v 2; Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 4, p. 196; Mathews 1931 '間', p. 114; NCCED jiàn '间' 2) -
verb
to sow discord; to criticize
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 挑拨; for example, 反间 'to sow discord in the enemy' (ABC 'jiàn' 间 bf 2; Guoyu '間' jiàn v 2; Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 3, p. 196; Mathews 1931 '間', p. 114; NCCED jiàn '间' 3) -
noun
an opening; a gap
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 空隙 (ABC 'jiàn' 间 bf 3; Guoyu '間' jiàn n 1; NCCED jiàn '间' 1) -
noun
a leak; a crevice
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'jiàn' 间 bf 4) -
verb
to mix; to mingle; intermediate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 更替 or 夹杂 (ABC 'jiàn' 间 bf 5; Guoyu '間' jiàn v 1; Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 1, p. 196) -
verb
to make as a pretext
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 2, p. 196) -
verb
alternately
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 5, p. 196) -
verb
for friends to part
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Mathews 1931 '間', p. 114) -
noun
a place; a space
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 处所 or 地方; for example, 田间 'field' or 阴间 'netherworld' (Guoyu '間' jiān n 2; Kroll 2015 '間' 3, p. 196) -
noun
a spy; a treacherous person
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 奸细 (Guoyu '間' jiàn n 2; Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 2b, p. 196) -
adverb
occasionally
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 偶尔 (Guoyu '間' jiàn adv 1) -
adverb
in private; secretly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 私下 (Guoyu '間' jiàn adv 2; Kroll 2015 '間' jiàn 2a, p. 196)
Contained in
- 五无间罪; 1. 受苦无间 2. 身形无间 3. 时间无间 4. 罪器无间 5. 众类无间(五無間罪; 1. 受苦無間 2. 身形無間 3. 時間無間 4. 罪器無間 5. 眾類無間) Avici Hell: 1. Uninterrupted suffering; 2. Uninterrupted physical form; 3. Uninterrupted time; 4. Uninterrupted implements of torture; 5. Uninterrupted categories of beings
- 人间佛教的人情味(人間佛教的人情味) Where is Your Buddha Nature?
- 星云大师人间佛教思想研究(星雲大師人間佛教思想研究) A Study of Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s Thoughts on Humanistic Buddhism
- 天地间仁义最贵 家庭内孝悌为先(天地間仁義最貴 家庭內孝悌為先) Most noble between Heaven and Earth is benevolence and righteousness; Most important in a family is filial piety and duty.
- 人间佛教(人間佛教) Humanistic Buddhism ; Humanistic Buddhism
- 星云模式的人间佛教(星雲模式的人間佛教) Humanistic Buddhism in the Hsing Yun Model
- 我的人间佛教性格(我的人間佛教性格) How I Practice Humanstic Buddhism
- 人间生活禅(人間生活禪) Humanistic Living Chan
- 石门洪觉范林间录(石門洪覺範林間錄) Shimen Hong Juefan Forest Groves Record
- 出世间法(出世間法) the way of leaving the world; the Noble Eightfold Path
- 出世间道(出世間道) the undefiled way
- 佛光山的目标 1. 提倡人间佛教 2. 建设佛光净土 3. 建设四众教团 4. 促进普世和慈(佛光山的目標 1. 提倡人間佛教 2. 建設佛光淨土 3. 建設四眾教團 4. 促進普世和慈) The Purpose of Fo Guang Shan 1. To advocate Humanistic Buddhism 2. To establish a Buddha's Light Pure Land 3. To organize a community for all four categories of Buddhists 4. To promote universal harmony and compassion
- 美满人间(美滿人間) A Happy and Beautiful World
- 一念之间(一念之間) All in a moment of thought
- 世间智(世間智) worldly knowledge; secular understanding
- 金玉满堂 9：人间音缘(金玉滿堂 9：人間音緣) A House Full of Gold and Jade- Sounds of the Human World
- 受苦无间(受苦無間) uninterrupted suffering
- 林间录(林間錄) Forest Groves Record
- 每一时间都是黎明 每一挑战都是机会 每一逆境都是考验 每一善行都是创造(每一時間都是黎明 每一挑戰都是機會 每一逆境都是考驗 每一善行都是創造) Every moment is a dawn. Every challenge is a chance. Every setback is a test. Every deed of kindness is a cause.
- 在人间欢喜修行―维摩诘经(在人間歡喜修行―維摩詰經) Joyful Realizations: Vimalakirti Sutra
- 此间(此間) here; this place ; here; iha
Also contained in
亲密无间 、 黎曼空间 、 间谍 、 随机时间 、 四维空间 、 冥间 、 名间 、 单间差 、 霎时间 、 晨间 、 超维空间 、 空房间 、 空间 、 赶时间 、 尘间 、 上升空间 、 外层空间 、 俯仰之间 、 民间舞蹈 、 任职期间 、 瞬间 、 不经意间 、 众创空间 、 两国之间 、 闭区间 、 反间谍 、 眉间轮 、 办公时间 、 时间 、 暗间儿
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Truncated for common words
- Scroll 11 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 45 , has parallel version
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 40
- Scroll 4 Zun Po Xu Mi Pusa Suo Ji Lun 尊婆須蜜菩薩所集論 — count: 35
- Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 33
- Scroll 1 Defining the Image - Measurements in Image-Making (Fo Shuo Zaoxiang Liangdu Jing Jie) 佛說造像量度經解 — count: 31 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 119 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 30
- Scroll 64 Abhidharmanyāyānusāraśāstra (Apidamo Shun Zheng Lilun) 阿毘達磨順正理論 — count: 30
- Scroll 8 Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmiśāstra 瑜伽論記 — count: 28
- Scroll 12 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 27 , has parallel version
- Scroll 20 Mahīśāsakavinaya 彌沙塞部和醯五分律 — count: 27 , has English translation