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隔

gé · ge

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. to separate
  2. to partition
  3. to stand or lie between
  4. at a distance from
  5. after or at an interval of
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The neighbour's wall

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)两家(liǎngjiā)只(zhǐ)隔(gé)一堵(yīdǔ)墙(qiáng)。

    Our two homes are separated by just one wall.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)隔(gé)着(zhe)墙(qiáng)都(dōu)能(néng)闻到(wéndào)你家(nǐjiā)的(de)菜香(càixiāng)。

    Right, I can smell your cooking even through the wall.

  3. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)做(zuò)红烧肉(hóngshāoròu)。你(nǐ)隔(gé)一天(yītiān)来(lái)吃(chī)一次(yīcì)吧(ba)。

    I made braised pork today. Come over every other day to eat.

  4. Liangliang

    隔(gé)一天(yītiān)？为什么(wèishénme)不是(bùshì)天天(tiāntiān)？

    Every other day? Why not every day?

  5. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我家(wǒjiā)隔(gé)一天(yītiān)才(cái)吃(chī)肉(ròu)，另(lìng)一天(yītiān)吃(chī)青菜(qīngcài)。

    Because my family only eats meat every other day, and eats greens on the other days.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)表(biǎo)明(míng)幸(xìng)福(fú)和(hé)悲(bēi)痛(tòng)之(zhī)间(jiān)只(zhǐ)隔(gé)着(zhe)看(kàn)法(fǎ)。

This shows that happiness and sadness are only separated by attitude.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)两(liǎng)家(jiā)只(zhǐ)隔(gé)一(yì)条(tiáo)小(xiǎo)路(lù)，走(zǒu)几(jǐ)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)就(jiù)到(dào)。

Our two homes are separated by just a small path; it only takes a few minutes to walk there.

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