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  • n.period; course; time; duration

    • bà gōng qī jiān wǒ men jiāng tíng yè

      罢工期间我们停业

      For the duration of the strike we will remain closed.

    • tā zài zhù yuàn qī jiān dú le hěn duō xiǎo shuō

      住院期间很多小说

      While in hospital, he read a lot of novels.

    • tā zài zhàn zhēng qī jiān shòu guo liǎng cì shāng

      战争期间

      He was wounded twice during the course of the war.

    • zài chūn jié qī jiān

      春节期间

      during Spring Festival

    • huì yì qī jiān

      会议期间

      in the course of the conference

    • zài zhè qī jiān

      期间

      during this period

    • dà xuǎn qī jiān

      大选期间

      during the election

    • jié rì qī jiān

      节日期间

      during the holidays

    • rèn zhí qī jiān

      任职期间

      during one's term of office

    • dòu liú qī jiān

      逗留期间

      during one's stay

    • nóng máng qī jiān

      农忙期间

      during busy farming seasons

    • shì jì nián dài qī jiān zhè lǐ fā shēng le zhòng dà de shè huì biàn gé

      20世纪60年代期间这里发生重大社会变革

      There was huge social change in the course of the 1960s.

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.