be apart; be separated by; distance between
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be separated by (a distance or period of time); to be apart; to be at a distance of
Used to indicate the spatial or temporal gap between two points, locations, or events. Can be used with both physical distances and time intervals.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
chéng城
shì市
xiāng相
jù距
bù不
yuǎn远
，
zuò坐
gāo高
tiě铁
zhǐ只
yào要
bàn半
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
These two cities are not far apart; it only takes half an hour by high-speed rail.
Tā他
men们
qián前
hòu后
xiāng相
jù距
èr二
shí十
duō多
nián年
cái才
zài再
cì次
jiàn见
miàn面
。
More than twenty years passed before they met again.
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Zhè这
liǎng两
dòng栋
lóu楼
xiāng相
jù距
dà大
yuē约
wǔ五
shí十
mǐ米
。
The two buildings are approximately fifty meters apart from each other.