期间
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
期间 (qījiān) · period
期间 (qījiān) means “period; time; during”. It is written with 2 characters: 期 (period) + 间 (measure word for rooms). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 期间 is built
The characters
期 qī · period
What 期 is made of
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 月 gives the meaning, 其 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
间 jiān · measure word for rooms
What 间 is made of
- 门mén — door
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: The sun 日 shining through a doorway 门 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
放假期间，图书馆不开门。Fàng jià qījiān, túshūguǎn bù kāi mén.The library is closed during the holiday.
春节期间你去哪儿了？Chūnjié qījiān nǐ qù nǎr le?Where did you go during the Spring Festival?
Questions about 期间
What does 期间 mean?
期间 (qījiān) means “period; time; during”.
How do you pronounce 期间?
期间 is pronounced qījiān.
Which HSK level is 期间?
期间 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 日期rìqīdate
- 星期xīngqīweek
- 星期日xīngqīrìSunday
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
- 假期jiàqīholiday
- 学期xuéqīterm
- 长期chángqīlong-term
- 定期dìngqīregular
- 短期duǎnqīshort-term
- 近期jìnqīin the near future
Learn 期间 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.