Space in Chinese
space · HSK 5
空间
- 空 empty
- 间 between
Counted with 个: 一个空间
这个房间的空间太小了。 This room doesn't have enough space.
Other ways to say space
More words with 空 or 间
How do you say space in Chinese?
Space in Chinese is 空间 (kōng jiān). You can also say 场地 (chǎng dì), 间隔 (jiàn gé), 太空 (tài kōng), 间 (jiàn).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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