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  1. gap
  2. interval
  3. compartment
  4. to divide
  5. to separate
  6. to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)

Characters

  • 间 (間): between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars; classifier for rooms
  • 隔 (隔): to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of

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Examples

这间教室与那间隔着一堵墙。

他间隔了很久才作答。

在火车的间隔中有漫长的等待。

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