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时间

时间 shíjiān

时间 shíjiān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 时间 shíjiān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shíjiān | shi2 jian1
English translation
time
period
CL: Duàn [duàn]

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Traditional form

時間

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 时间 shíjiān

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shí

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of shí .

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

日寸

Number of Strokes

7
jiān

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of jiān . Depicts sunlight () shining through the gap in a door ( mén ).

Positional decomposition

门日

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 时间 shíjiān

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jǐn 短短5 Nián 时间 shíjiān Hòu de Qián jiù huì 增多 zēng duō 94,000美元 Měi yuán

Only five short years later, your money will have grown by $94,

时间 shíjiān Decomposition

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时间 shíjiān Compounds

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