ɡé

隔

HSK 4Character · Verb

separate; interval; distance

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to block; to separate; to partition

Used to describe physical separation or blocking of space/objects.

Gōng工
rén人
shī师
fu傅
yòng用
mù木
bǎn板
bǎ把
yī一
jiān间
wū屋
gé隔
chéng成
le了
liǎng两
jiān间
 。

The workers used wooden boards to partition one room into two.

Wǒ我
men们
gé隔
zhe着
yī一
céng层
bō玻
lí璃
kàn看
chuāng窗
wài外
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
 。

We look at the scenery outside the window through a layer of glass.

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Zhè这
tiáo条
dà大
hé河
gé隔
zhe隔
liǎng着
àn两
de岸
cūn的
zhuāng村
 庄
 。

This big river separates the villages on both banks.

Tā他
hé和
lín邻
jū居
gé隔
zhe着
yī一
dào道
lí篱
ba笆
qiáng墙
 。

He and his neighbor are separated by a fence wall.

Nóng浓
wù雾
gé隔
dǎng挡
zhù住
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
shì视
xiàn线
 。

Thick fog blocked our line of sight.

2.

verb

to be apart; to have an interval; distance between

Used to describe the time or space distance between two things or points.

Wǒ我
men们
yuē约
dìng定
gé隔
liǎng两
tiān天
zài再
qù去
bài拜
fǎng访
kè客
hù户
 。

We agreed to visit the customer two days later.

Liǎng两
gè个
chéng城
shì市
xiāng相
gé隔
liǎng两
qiān千
duō多
gōng公
lǐ里
 。

The two cities are more than 2,000 kilometers apart.

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Tā他
hé和
jiā家
rén人
xiāng相
gé隔
qiān千
lǐ里
 ,
fēi非
cháng常
xiǎng想
niàn念
tā他
men们
 。

He is thousands of miles away from his family and misses them very much.

Zhè这
gè个
jiǎng讲
zuò座
gé隔
yī一
zhōu周
jǔ举
bàn办
yī一
cì次
 。

This lecture is held once every other week.

Wǒ我
men们
liǎ俩
de的
zuò座
wèi位
xiāng相
gé隔
hěn很
yuǎn远
 ,
hěn很
nán难
tīng听
dào到
duì对
fāng方
shuō说
huà话
 。

Our seats are very far apart, so it's hard to hear each other talk.