开间

開間

kāijiān

noun #36,076

Meanings

1 room width (architecture / real-estate term)
2 bay (the width of a room)
3 studio apartment (colloquial, in some regions)

Characters

space between / room

Examples

客厅开间四米二,放沙发够宽敞。

Kètīng kāijiān sì mǐ èr, fàng shāfā gòu kuānchang.

The living room is 4.2 m wide — plenty of space for a sofa.

她在市中心租了一个小开间。

Tā zài shìzhōngxīn zū le yí ge xiǎo kāijiān.

She rented a small studio in the city center.

Tips

usage

Two distinct uses: (1) architectural — the width of a room measured along the front of a building, paired with 进深 jìnshēn (depth). (2) Colloquial — a small one-room apartment, similar to 'studio'. Listings spell out 开间 vs 一居室 (one-bedroom with separate living room) when ambiguous.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

间 jiān