期间
qījiān
period, duration
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
期period
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間interval
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Examples
- 假期期间,他去了很多地方旅行。During the holidays, he traveled to many places.
- 会议期间请把手机调成静音。Please set your phone to silent during the meeting.
Collocations
在…期间假期期间会议期间期间内
Mnemonic
期 qī "period" + 间 jiān "interval": the span of a time, i.e. a period, duration. Often "(在) X 期间" means "during X". 假期期间 = during the holidays.
Related
期限时期阶段时间
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