人间

人间 rénjiān

The world

人间 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體人間 renjian

What 人间 means

The world

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Character by character

人间 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

人

rén

Person (people)

间

jiān

Between (within - mw for rooms)

Words that share a character with 人间

How to write 人间

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人间 in a sentence

这里的风景美得不像人间。

Zhèlǐ de fēngjǐng měi de bú xiàng rénjiān.

The scenery here is too beautiful to seem of this world.

人间自有真情在。

Rénjiān zì yǒu zhēnqíng zài.

There is genuine feeling to be found in this world.

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Questions about 人间

What does 人间 mean in English?

人间 is pronounced rénjiān and means The world.

How do you pronounce 人间?

人间 is rénjiān in pinyin — written renjian without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 人间?

人间 is written with 2 characters: 人 (rén) Person (people), 间 (jiān) Between (within - mw for rooms). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 人间 written in traditional Chinese?

人間. The simplified form 人间 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 人間 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced rénjiān.

Is 人间 an HSK word?

Yes — 人间 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

人道 réndào 人格 rén'gé 人工 rén'gōng 人家 rénjiā 人士 rénshì 人为 rénwéi 人性 rénxìng 人质 rénzhì

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