Meaning of zhī jiān:

zhī jiān

之间

Preposition

(after a noun) between; among; amid

Péngyǒu zhījiān yīnggāi hùxiāng bāngzhù.

朋友之间应该互相帮助。

Friends should help each other.

Measure Word

(used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])

Liǎng kē shù zhījiān yǒu yī tiáo xiǎo lù.

两棵树之间有一条小路。

There is a small path between the two trees.

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