<p>别 means &quot;not this&quot;, in other words, it means &quot;other&quot;</p>
<p>间 is a quantifier for 大学<br />
You need to add a quantifier between 别 and 大学 because you need a quantifier when you count an object</p>
<p>You can also use<br />
别的大学, 别所大学<br />
to express similar meaning</p>

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2020-11-10T09:30:26.533Z
2020-11-10T09:30:26.533Z
wada
<p>In that particular sentence, it simply means &quot;other&quot;.</p>
<p>别 - can have many meaning, when used differently, if it is used only as a single word, it means &quot;dont&quot; or &quot;no&quot;, if it is combine with other words, it can have different meaning</p>
<p>间 - can also have many meaning when used differently, it cannot be used as a single word as it could have no meaning, but it can pair with other words to form sentences or meaningful words.</p>

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2020-11-10T04:33:46.517Z
2020-11-10T04:33:46.517Z
justarandom
<p>”别间大学的男生都土里土气的“的“间”</p>
<p>As wada rightly wrote, “间 is a quantifier for 大学”</p>
<p>You could write:</p>
<p>其他的大学的男生都土里土气的。<br />
The male students at (all) other universities are all plebeians.</p>

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2020-11-11T05:07:24.263Z
2020-11-11T05:07:24.263Z
Pedroski
<p>I've been sentence mining from <em>Meteor Garden</em> (2001) and I came across the sentence</p>
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<p>别间大学的男生都土里土气的。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Can someone help me figure out what does '别间' mean in that sentence?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>

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2020-09-01T11:04:37.703Z
It means "other", same as 别的 or 隔壁 but it's not standard Mandarin. It's likely a topolectal term transposed in Mandarin.
blackgreen
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2020-09-01T11:18:48.300Z
@blackgreen Oh okay I understand, thank you for your help.
user26257
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2020-09-02T08:31:05.723Z
same as "其他"， means "other"
BarCodeReader
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2020-09-05T00:58:38.487Z
Please see the answer here https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/41045/where-does-%E5%88%AB%E9%97%B4-other-as-in-%E5%88%AB%E9%97%B4%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6-come-from
Tira2070
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2020-09-06T22:39:58.147Z
Does this answer your question? [Where does 别间 ("other") as in 别间大学 come from?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/41045/where-does-%e5%88%ab%e9%97%b4-other-as-in-%e5%88%ab%e9%97%b4%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%a6-come-from)
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What does 别间 in 别间大学的男生都土里土气的 mean?
# What does 别间 in 别间大学的男生都土里土气的 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-01)

I've been sentence mining from *Meteor Garden* (2001) and I came across the sentence

> 别间大学的男生都土里土气的。

Can someone help me figure out what does '别间' mean in that sentence?

Thanks!

**Tags:** meaning, word
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It means "other", same as 别的 or 隔壁 but it's not standard Mandarin. It's likely a topolectal term transposed in Mandarin.  
> **username_0**: @blackgreen Oh okay I understand, thank you for your help.  
> **username_2**: same as "其他"， means "other"  
> **username_3**: Please see the answer here https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/41045/where-does-%E5%88%AB%E9%97%B4-other-as-in-%E5%88%AB%E9%97%B4%E5%A4%A7%E5%AD%A6-come-from  
> **username_1**: Does this answer your question? [Where does 别间 ("other") as in 别间大学 come from?](https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/41045/where-does-%e5%88%ab%e9%97%b4-other-as-in-%e5%88%ab%e9%97%b4%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%a6-come-from)  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2020-11-10. Score: 1

别 means "not this", in other words, it means "other"

间 is a quantifier for 大学  
You need to add a quantifier between 别 and 大学 because you need a quantifier when you count an object

You can also use  
别的大学, 别所大学  
to express similar meaning


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### Answer by username_5 on 2020-11-10. Score: 0

In that particular sentence, it simply means "other".

别 - can have many meaning, when used differently, if it is used only as a single word, it means "dont" or "no", if it is combine with other words, it can have different meaning

间 - can also have many meaning when used differently, it cannot be used as a single word as it could have no meaning, but it can pair with other words to form sentences or meaningful words.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2020-11-11. Score: 0

”别间大学的男生都土里土气的“的“间”

As wada rightly wrote, “间 is a quantifier for 大学”

You could write:

其他的大学的男生都土里土气的。  
The male students at (all) other universities are all plebeians.


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