之間 zhījiān HSK4 between Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents zhījiān between 之 zhī particle [possessive] Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.间 間 jiān locative between between; among; in the middle of two things or timeszhījiān during 之 zhī particle [possessive] Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.间 間 jiān locative within (bound form) within a certain space or time; area; domain