间 間 jiàn gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent syn 漏洞 lòu dòng leak / hole / gap / loophole syn 填补 填補 tián bǔ to fill a gap / to fill in a blank (on a form) / to overcome a deficiency syn 差距 chā jù disparity / gap syn 小气 小氣 xiǎo qì stingy / miserly / narrow-minded / petty syn 裂痕 liè hén crack / gap / split syn 龌龊 齷齪 wò chuò dirty / filthy / vile / despicable / (literary) narrow-minded / petty syn 断层 斷層 duàn céng fault (geology) (CL:道[dao4]) / (fig.) gap / rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional 口子 kǒu zi hole / opening / cut / gap / gash / my husband or wife / classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc) / precedent syn 间隔 間隔 jiàn gé gap / interval / compartment / to divide / to separate / to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc) syn 间断 間斷 jiàn duàn disconnected / interrupted / suspended / a gap / a break syn 狭窄 狹窄 xiá zhǎi narrow syn 缺口 quē kǒu nick / jag / gap / shortfall syn 突破口 tū pò kǒu breach / gap / breakthrough point 死里逃生 死裡逃生 sǐ lǐ táo shēng mortal danger, escape alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth syn 亲密无间 親密無間 qīn mì wú jiān close relation, no gap (idiom) / intimate and nothing can come between syn 狭小 狹小 xiá xiǎo narrow syn 狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn 空隙 kòng xì crack / gap between two objects / gap in time between two events syn 探子 tàn zi intelligence gatherer / spy / detective / scout / sound (medical instrument) / long and narrow probing and sampling utensil syn 间隙 間隙 jiàn xì interval / gap / clearance syn 死角 sǐ jiǎo gap in coverage / gap in protection or defenses / neglected or overlooked area / dead end 空子 kòng zi gap / unoccupied space or time / fig. gap / loophole syn 牙缝 牙縫 yá fèng gap between teeth 权宜之计 權宜之計 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step 鸿沟 鴻溝 hóng gōu (fig.) gulf / chasm / wide gap / (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚[Chu3] and Han 漢|汉[Han4] syn 代沟 代溝 dài gōu generation gap 空当 空當 kòng dāng gap / interval syn 间距 間距 jiān jù gap / spacing / distance between objects / interval between events syn 风口 風口 fēng kǒu air vent / drafty place / wind gap (geology) / tuyere (furnace air nozzle) / (fig.) hot trend / fad 落差 luò chā drop in elevation / (fig.) gap (in wages, expectations etc) / disparity 狭路相逢 狹路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom) / fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face syn 裂隙 liè xì gap / slit / crack / crevice / fracture syn 狭长 狹長 xiá cháng long and narrow syn 九死一生 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng nine deaths and still alive (idiom) / a narrow escape / new lease of life syn 短浅 短淺 duǎn qiǎn narrow and shallow 罅隙 xià xì gap / crack / rift syn 补足 補足 bǔ zú to bring up to full strength / to make up a deficiency / to fill (a vacancy, gap etc) 羊肠小道 羊腸小道 yáng cháng xiǎo dào road as twisty as sheep's intestine (idiom) / narrow and winding road / fig. complicated and tricky job syn 坐井观天 坐井觀天 zuò jǐng guān tiān lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom) / ignorant and narrow-minded syn 狭义 狹義 xiá yì narrow sense / restricted sense 夹道 夾道 jiā dào a narrow street (lined with walls) / to line the street 见缝插针 見縫插針 jiàn fèng chā zhēn lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom) / fig. to make use of every second and every inch syn 无间 無間 wú jiàn very close / no gap between them / continuously / unbroken / hard to separate / indistinguishable syn 险胜 險勝 xiǎn shèng to win by a narrow margin / to barely win / narrow victory 空档 空檔 kòng dàng gap (between two objects) / interval of time (between events) / opening in one's schedule / free time / (fig.) gap (in the market etc) 好险 好險 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call / to have a narrow escape 充填 chōng tián to fill (gap, hole, area, blank) / to pad out / to complement / (dental) filling / filled syn 冤家路窄 yuān jiā lù zhǎi lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom) / fig. rivals inevitably cross paths syn 卧榻 臥榻 wò tà a couch / a narrow bed syn 空白点 空白點 kòng bái diǎn gap / empty space syn 一衣带水 一衣帶水 yī yī dài shuǐ (separated only by) a narrow strip of water syn 局 jú cramped / narrow syn 缝 縫 fèng seam / crack / narrow slit / CL:道[dao4] syn 夹 夾 gā hold between / lined / narrow lane syn 垫 墊 diàn pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money) syn 咽 yān throat / pharynx / narrow pass syn 窄 zhǎi narrow / narrow-minded / badly off syn 眯 瞇 mī to narrow one's eyes / to squint / (dialect) to take a nap syn 隙 xì crack / crevice / gap or interval / loophole / discord / rift syn 小心眼 xiǎo xīn yǎn narrow-minded / petty syn 偏狭 偏狹 piān xiá prejudiced / narrow-minded syn 隘 ài (bound form) narrow / (bound form) a defile / a narrow pass syn 囟 xìn fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull) 仄 zè to tilt / narrow / uneasy / oblique tones (in Chinese poetry) syn 囟门 囟門 xìn mén fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull) 天幸 tiān xìng providential good luck / a narrow escape syn 小心眼儿 小心眼兒 xiǎo xīn yǎn r small-minded / petty / narrow-minded syn 补白 補白 bǔ bái to fill a gap (e.g. a gap in knowledge or blank space in a print layout) / to make some additional remarks / filler (in a newspaper or magazine) 条案 條案 tiáo àn long narrow table syn 笮 zé board under tiles on roof / narrow 褊 biǎn narrow / urgent syn 戋 戔 jiān narrow / small 齾 yà dented / chipped / gap-toothed / toothless 孤陋寡闻 孤陋寡聞 gū lòu guǎ wén ignorant and inexperienced / ill-informed and narrow-minded syn 管中窥豹 管中窺豹 guǎn zhōng kuī bào lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom) / fig. to miss the big picture syn 隘路 ài lù defile / narrow passage syn 跼 jú cramped / narrow 艜 dài a long narrow vessel with two masts 颋 頲 tǐng narrow forehead 不啻天渊 不啻天淵 bù chì tiān yuān no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom) / differing widely / worlds apart / the gap couldn't be bigger 侯门似海 侯門似海 hóu mén sì hǎi lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea / there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom) 权宜之策 權宜之策 quán yí zhī cè stratagem of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift plan / interim step 井蛙之见 井蛙之見 jǐng wā zhī jiàn the view of a frog in a well (idiom) / fig. a narrow view 小肚鸡肠 小肚雞腸 xiǎo dù jī cháng lit. small belly, chicken's gut (idiom) / narrow-minded / petty syn 打小算盘 打小算盤 dǎ xiǎo suàn pán lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom) / petty and scheming selfishly / concerned with petty interests / selfish and uncaring of the interests of others / bean counter syn 斗筲之器 dǒu shāo zhī qì person narrow-minded and shortsighted 螳螂捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬 táng láng bǔ chán the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger 触发式放电器 triggered spark gap / spark gap / flash gap 数据空白 數據空白 gap in coverage / data gap 乒间空白 乒間空白 interping gap / ping to ping gap 覆盖遗漏 覆蓋遺漏 fù gài yí lòu interping gap / ping to ping gap 贫穷深度比 貧窮深度比 poverty gap ratio / poverty gap index 贫穷深度指数 貧窮深度指數 poverty gap ratio / poverty gap index 窄巷 zhǎi xiàng narrow alley / narrow street 囟脑门 囟腦門 xìn nǎo mén fontanel (gap between the bones of an infant's skull) 气隙 氣隙 qì xì air vent / air gap 牙缝儿 牙縫兒 yá fèng r gap between teeth 