间jiānclassifier for rooms
间 (jiān) means "classifier for rooms." It appears in 我有一间小房间。 (I have a small room.) and 这间房间很大。 (This room is big.) In the dialogue, A asks how many rooms B's home has, and B says three. A asks which one is B's, and B points out their own room.
What does 间 mean?
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classifier for roomsmeasure word
What does the character 间 mean?
- 间classifier for rooms
How do you use 间?
See it in 一间房间 and 这间
What are some examples of 间 in a sentence?
How is 间 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你家有几间房间?
Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ jiān fángjiān?
How many rooms does your home have?
- Speaker B:
有三间。
Yǒu sān jiān.
Three.
- Speaker A:
哪间是你的?
Nǎ jiān shì nǐ de?
Which one is yours?
- Speaker B:
这间是我的。
Zhè jiān shì wǒ de.
This one is mine.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.