TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
之間
ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ · zhījiān
postposition — between; among; in the space of
字源 FORM — what the parts do
之of; between — grammatical particle (之後的之)zhī
間space between; gap (中間的間)jiān門 (gate) with 日 (sun) visible through the gap — sunlight through the crack → the space between
之間，之後的之，中間的間。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
陽光（日）從門縫（門）透進來——這縫就是間（間），有距離的地方。
Sunlight (日) filters through the door crack (門) — that gap is 間, the space between.
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