相间

相間

xiāngjiàn

verb #19,988

Meanings

1 to alternate
2 to be interspersed with
3 to occur at intervals

Characters

mutually / each other

interval / gap / to separate

Examples

黑白相间的条纹非常醒目。

Hēibái xiāngjiàn de tiáowén fēicháng xǐngmù.

Black and white alternating stripes are very eye-catching.

花园里红绿相间，十分美丽。

Huāyuán lǐ hónglǜ xiāngjiàn, shífēn měilì.

The garden is interspersed with red and green, very beautiful.

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

间 jiān