Chinese symbol for “leeway”
空间
kōng jiān
Traditional: 空間
space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
The closest CC-CEDICT match for leeway is 空间 (kōng jiān), defined as: space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “leeway”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地步 | dì bù | stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); a (usu. bad) situation |
| 余地 (餘地) | yú dì | margin; leeway |
| 退步 | tuì bù | to do less well than before; to make a concession |
| 退路 | tuì lù | a way out; a way to retreat |
| 回旋余地 (迴旋餘地) | huí xuán yú dì | room to maneuver; leeway; latitude |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 空间.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 航空 | háng kōng | aviation |
| 空气 (空氣) | kōng qì | air; atmosphere |
| 天空 | tiān kōng | sky |
| 空中 | kōng zhōng | in the sky; in the air |
| 太空 | tài kōng | outer space |
| 时间 (時間) | shí jiān | (concept of) time; (duration of) time |
| 之间 (之間) | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间 ( |
| 期间 (期間) | qī jiān | period of time; time |
See also: Japanese symbol for “leeway”.
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