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) -
adjective
interior; antara
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: antara, or: antar, Pali: antara, Japanese: kan, or: ken (BCSD '間', p. 1199; Dhammajoti 2013, p. 17; Edgerton 1953 'antara', p. 38; MW 'antara'; SH '間', p. 392; Unihan '間')
Contained in
- 慈风吹大地 佛法满人间(慈風吹大地 佛法滿人間) May the breeze of compassion embrace the Earth; May the world be filled with Dharma.
- 有情世间(有情世間) the sentient world
- 人间佛教的戒学(人間佛教的戒學) Humanistic Buddhist Morality
- 出世间上上智(出世間上上智) supreme knowledge
- 自有一双慈悲手 愿作世间喜舍人(自有一双慈悲手 願作世間喜捨人) Naturally there shall be a pair of hands; Giving joyously and generously to the world.
- 娑婆世间(娑婆世間) Saha World
- 佛光山人间佛教本山徒众学术研讨会(佛光山人間佛教本山徒眾學術研討會) Academic Conference on Humanistic Buddhism for Members of the Fo Guang Shan Order
- 世间相(世間相) the characteristics of the world
- 愿大地都成净土 问世间谁是如来(願大地都成淨土 問世間誰是如來) I wish for all grounds to become Pure Lands; I ask the whole world who is Buddha?
- 世间不久无智盲冥(世間不久無智盲冥) The world will soon be without wisdom and fall dark.
- 石门洪觉范林间录(石門洪覺範林間錄) Shimen Hong Juefan Forest Groves Record
- 阿含经与人间佛教(阿含經與人間佛教) Agama Sutra and Humanistic Buddhism
- 慈风吹大地 幸福满人间(慈風吹大地 幸福滿人間) May the breeze of compassion embrace the Earth; May the world be filled with happiness.
- 世间有佛慈悲广 胸中无私天地宽(世間有佛慈悲廣 胸中無私天地寬) In a world with a buddha present compassion develops; In a selfless heart the Universe widens.
- 世间相违过(世間相違過) the error of contradicting common sense
- 佛教丛书 10：人间佛教(佛教叢書 10：人間佛教) Buddhism Series: Humanistic Buddhism
- 人间菩萨(人間菩薩) Bodhisattvas in the World
- 在人间自在修行―八识讲话(在人間自在修行―八識講話) Carefree Living: A Commentary on the Eight Consciousnesses
- 人间万事(人間萬事) The Many Matters of Life
- 人间佛教座谈会(人間佛教座談會) Symposium on Humanistic Buddhism
- 平安山青家家庆 慈孝人间户户春(平安山青家家慶 慈孝人間戶戶春) Safe in nature's abundance, it is celebration for a family; Love and kindness in the world, it is joy for every home.
- 人间界(人間界) Human Realm; Saha World
- 人间音缘音乐会(人間音緣音樂會) “Sounds of the Human World” Concert
- 星云大师佛学讲座─人间佛教的戒定慧学(星雲大師佛學講座─人間佛教的戒定慧學) Venerable Master's Buddhist Lecture Series on Discipline, Mental Cultivation, and Wisdom of Humanistic Buddhism
- 人间净土(人間淨土) 1. Pure Land on Earth; 2. Humanistic Pure Land ; Humanistic Pure Land
- 人间性(人間性) Humanistic quality ; humanity
Also contained in
时间表 、 安定时间 、 铸工车间 、 标间 、 霎时间 、 间隔摄影 、 间斋 、 度量空间 、 挑拨离间 、 外层空间 、 仿射子空间 、 河间市 、 名间乡 、 成道在人间 、 反间计 、 诊间 、 反间 、 间远 、 试衣间 、 人世间 、 人间天堂 、 离间 、 作息时间表 、 亲密无间 、 间架税
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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 53 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 27
- Scroll 12 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 27 , has parallel version