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九间

九間
jiǔjiān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 "nine stripes" / "nine compartments" — aquarium-trade short name for striped ornamental fish, esp. 九间波罗 (Uaru, Convict / Nine-Stripe cichlid)
  2. 2 (literally) nine rooms / nine sections

Examples

他新买的九间养得很漂亮。
Tā xīn mǎi de jiǔjiān yǎng de hěn piàoliang.
The Uaru cichlid he just bought is looking great.
这间老房子是九间一进的布局。
Zhè jiān lǎo fángzi shì jiǔjiān yí jìn de bùjú.
This old house has a nine-bay single-courtyard layout.

Tips

usage
Fragment / clipped term. In aquarium circles 九间 is short for named cichlid varieties like 九间波罗 or 九间菠萝 (Uaru amphiacanthoides). Outside that hobbyist context it's just a descriptive number + classifier ("nine rooms/sections"), not a dictionary word — check the domain.

Stroke Order

九 jiǔ
间 jiān