间歇

間歇

jiànxiē

noun HSK 7-9 #17,682

Meanings

HSK 5

雨下了一阵，间歇之后又开始了。

Yǔ xià le yí zhèn, jiànxiē zhīhòu yòu kāishǐ le.

The rain fell for a while, then started again after a pause.

HSK 6

这种病的症状是间歇性的。

Zhè zhǒng bìng de zhèngzhuàng shì jiànxiēxìng de.

The symptoms of this illness are intermittent.

usage

Often used as a modifier: 间歇性 (intermittent), 间歇泉 (geyser). As a standalone noun it means a pause or break between periods of activity.

间 jiān

歇 xiē