different trades/professions; specialized fields
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be in different trades or professions; to be from different specialized fields
Often used to highlight differences in knowledge, skills, or understanding between different professions. Commonly appears in proverbs like 隔行如隔山.
Tā他
shì是
ruǎn软
jiàn件
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
，
wǒ我
shì是
lǎo老
shī师
，
wǒ我
men们
gé隔
háng行
rú如
gé隔
shān山
。
He's a software engineer, I'm a teacher; we are in different fields and it's like being separated by a mountain.
Suī虽
rán然
gé隔
háng行
，
dàn但
dào道
lǐ理
shì是
xiāng相
tōng通
de的
，
zhè这
jiào叫
gé隔
háng行
bù不
gé隔
lǐ理
。
Although we are in different professions, the underlying principles are the same; this is called 'different trades but not different logic.'
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Xiàn现
dài代
shè社
huì会
fā发
zhǎn展
hěn很
kuài快
，
gé隔
háng行
de的
rén人
cái才
hé合
zuò作
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
pǔ普
biàn遍
。
Modern society develops rapidly, and collaboration between talents from different fields is becoming increasingly common.