期间

期間

qījiān

noun HSK 5 #2,650

Meanings

HSK 3

比赛期间不能用手机。

Bǐsài qījiān bùnéng yòng shǒujī.

You can't use your phone during the competition.

HSK 4

在北京期间，我去了长城。

Zài Běijīng qījiān, wǒ qù le Chángchéng.

During my time in Beijing, I went to the Great Wall.

HSK 7-9

春节期间，很多商店关门。

Chūnjié qījiān, hěnduō shāngdiàn guānmén.

During the Spring Festival, many shops close.

grammar

期间 always follows a noun or time expression: 暑假期间 (during summer vacation), 留学期间 (during study abroad). It cannot stand alone.

期 qī

间 jiān