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開間

简开间 · 繁開間

Mandarin · pinyin kāi jiān

unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺 chǐ
width of a room
(architecture) bay

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
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开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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1–1 · kai1 jian1

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