Chinese Word: 隔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

隔HSK 5

Pinyin: gé

English Definition: to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of

Chinese Definition:
①遮断：隔开。隔离。隔绝。隔断。阻隔。
②相去有一段距离：隔壁。隔年。隔行(háng)。隔岸观火(喻见人遇到困难，漠不关心，采取观望或看热闹的态度)。隔墙有耳。
③思想感情有距离：隔阂。隔膜。隔心。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 阜

Pictophonetic:鬲 indicates the sound; 阝 (wall) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
- 鬲 [ gé ] earthen pot, iron cauldron

Similar Characters: 嗝融

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隔离HSK 6	gé lí	to separate; to isolate
隔壁HSK 5	gé bì	next door; neighbor
间隔HSK 6	jiàn gé	gap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separate; to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)
相隔	xiāng gé	separated by (distance or time etc)
隔绝	gé jué	isolated (from the world); disconnected

1		zhè ge 这个 yù shì 浴室 zhuāng yǒu 装有 jǐ ge 几个 gé jiān 隔间。 The bathroom is equipped with several stalls.
2		bō lí chuāng 玻璃窗 gé kāi 隔开 le 了 shì nèi wài 室内外 kōng qì 空气。 The glass window separates indoor and outdoor air.
3		zhè 这 tiáo 条 hé 河 gé kāi 隔开 le 了 liǎng gè 两个 chéng shì 城市。 This river separates two cities.
4		gé zhe 隔着 chuāng hu 窗户 kàn dào 看到 wài mian 外面 xià yǔ 下雨 le 了。 I can see it's raining outside through the window.
5		gé kāi 隔开 liǎng gè 两个 fáng jiān 房间 de 的 shì 是 yī 一 dǔ qiáng 堵墙。 A wall separates two rooms.

1		zhè ge 这个 yù shì 浴室 zhuāng yǒu 装有 jǐ ge 几个 gé jiān 隔间。 The bathroom is equipped with several stalls.
2		bō lí chuāng 玻璃窗 gé kāi 隔开 le 了 shì nèi wài 室内外 kōng qì 空气。 The glass window separates indoor and outdoor air.
3		zhè 这 tiáo 条 hé 河 gé kāi 隔开 le 了 liǎng gè 两个 chéng shì 城市。 This river separates two cities.
4		gé zhe 隔着 chuāng hu 窗户 kàn dào 看到 wài mian 外面 xià yǔ 下雨 le 了。 I can see it's raining outside through the window.
5		gé kāi 隔开 liǎng gè 两个 fáng jiān 房间 de 的 shì 是 yī 一 dǔ qiáng 堵墙。 A wall separates two rooms.