among them; during a period
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
among them; within it; in it
formalRefers to being within or among a specified group, place, or thing. A formal/literary term.
Yù与
huì会
zhě者
dōu都
shì是
zhuān专
jiā家
，
qí其
jiān间
de的
tǎo讨
lùn论
fēi非
cháng常
shēn深
rù入
。
The attendees were all experts, and the discussion among them was very in-depth.
Fáng房
jiān间
bǎi摆
mǎn满
le了
shū书
jí籍
，
cè厕
shēn身
qí其
jiān间
，
fǎng仿
fú佛
zhì置
shēn身
yú于
zhī知
shì识
de的
hǎi海
yáng洋
。
The room was filled with books; being among them felt like being in an ocean of knowledge.
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Shì事
qing情
rú如
cǐ此
tū突
rán然
，
qí其
jiān间
bì必
yǒu有
yuán缘
gù故
。
The matter was so sudden; there must be a reason behind it.
noun
during that time; in the interim; in the meantime
formalRefers to a period of time between two points or events. Often used in narrative and formal contexts.
Wǒ我
men们
shàng上
cì次
jiàn见
miàn面
shì是
sān三
nián年
qián前
le了
，
qí其
jiān间
fā发
shēng生
le了
tài太
duō多
shì事
。
It's been three years since we last met; so much has happened during that time.
Tā他
lí离
kāi开
dà大
xué学
yǐ已
jīng经
wǔ五
nián年
，
zhè这
qí其
jiān间
，
tā他
cóng从
yī一
míng名
shí实
xí习
shēng生
chéng成
zhǎng长
wéi为
xiàng项
mù目
jīng经
lǐ理
。
It has been five years since he left university; during this time, he grew from an intern into a project manager.
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Huì会
yì议
yīn因
gù故
tuī推
chí迟
，
qí其
jiān间
，
qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
yuè阅
dú读
bèi背
jǐng景
cái材
liào料
。
The meeting has been postponed; in the meantime, please read the background materials.