间

• 拼音: jiān
• 汉字拆解: 间 = 门 (door) + 日 (sun) — light between doors, representing space or a room

含义

Measure word for rooms. Used to count rooms, offices, and similar enclosed spaces.

The primary HSK 1 usage is as a measure word: 一间房间 (one room), 一间教室 (one classroom). Also appears in compound words like 房间 (room), 时间 (time), 中间 (middle), but as a measure word it specifically counts rooms and enclosed spaces.

例句

1. 我们有两间房间。
2. 这间教室很大。
3. 请给我一间房间。

用法指南

语境: accommodation, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我要订一间房间。(I want to book a room.)
• 学校有很多间教室。(The school has many classrooms.)

错误说法

• 一间桌子。(间 is only for rooms — for tables use 张: 一张桌子)

起源与历史

The character shows 门 (door/gate) with 日 (sun) inside — sunlight coming through a door, representing the space between.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal