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Chinese dictionary
n.period; course; time; duration
罢工期间,我们将停业。
For the duration of the strike we will remain closed.
他在住院期间读了很多小说。
While in hospital, he read a lot of novels.
他在战争期间受过两次伤。
He was wounded twice during the course of the war.
在春节期间
during Spring Festival
会议期间
in the course of the conference
在这期间
during this period
大选期间
during the election
节日期间
during the holidays
任职期间
during one's term of office
逗留期间
during one's stay
农忙期间
during busy farming seasons
20世纪60年代期间,这里发生了重大的社会变革。
There was huge social change in the course of the 1960s.
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Word usage
- Note"期间" is different from "其间". "其间" can refer to within a certain period of time or within a certain spatial range. It is also used in abstract meaning, which is equivalent to "其中" and "那中间"; "期间" can only be used to mean within a certain period of time.