隔 (gé): to separate, to partition, to stand or lie between
隔 (gé) is a Chinese character meaning “to separate.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 阝 (semantic) and 鬲 (phonetic). It ranks #1311 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 隔 wall. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).
Definitions
- to separate
- to partition
- to stand or lie between
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 隔
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隔离 | gé lí | to separate |
| 隔间 | gé jiān | compartment |
| 相隔 | xiāng gé | separated by (distance or time etc) |
| 与世隔绝 | yǔ shì gé jué | to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom) |
| 隔音 | gé yīn | soundproofing |
| 隔绝 | gé jué | to cut off |
| 隔阂 | gé hé | misunderstanding |
| 分隔 | fēn gé | to divide |
| 隔膜 | gé mó | diaphragm (anatomy) |
| 阻隔 | zǔ gé | to separate |
| 隔热 | gé rè | to insulate thermally |
| 隔板 | gé bǎn | divider |
| 隔夜 | gé yè | overnight |
| 时隔 | shí gé | separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time) |
| 隔断 | gé duàn | partition |
隔 appears in 69 compound words: 52 as the first character, 23 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 隔 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (10)
to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves
Showing 8 of 10 idioms containing 隔.
Example Sentences
两国之间隔着一条大河，交通不太方便。
Liǎng guó zhī jiān gézhe yī tiáo dà hé, jiāotōng bù tài fāngbiàn.
The two countries are separated by a large river, making transportation inconvenient.
青菜煮熟能过夜吗能吃吗?这些隔夜菜知识要牢记
qīng cài zhǔ shú néng guò yè ma néng chī ma ? zhè xiē gé yè cài zhī shí yāo láo jì
Can cooked greens be left overnight? Are they still safe to eat? Keep these overnight leftovers tips in mind.
...採購即時到位 Coupang酷澎火箭速配隔日到貨
. . . 採 購 jí 時 dào wèi kù 澎 huǒ jiàn sù pèi gé rì dào 貨
Instant Procurement Coupang Rocket Delivery: Next-Day Arrival
隔夜shibor升4.64個基點 報1.3...
gé yè shēng . 個 jī 點 報 . . . .
The overnight SHIBOR rose by 4.64 basis points to 1.3...
相隔14年 美打算重開駐敍利亞大使館
xiāng gé nián měi dǎ suàn chóng 開 駐 敍 lì 亞 dà shǐ 館
After a 14-year hiatus, the U.S. plans to reopen its embassy in Syria.
江若琳支持老公追夢 相隔20年再出歌
jiāng ruò 琳 zhī chí lǎo gōng zhuī 夢 xiāng gé nián zài chū gē
Jolene Jiang supports her husband's pursuit of dreams and releases another song after 20 years.
我们曾是隔壁邻居。
Wǒmen céng shì gébì línjū.
We used to be neighbours.
中国与美国隔着哪个大洋？
Zhōngguó yǔ Měiguó gé zhe nǎge dàyáng?
Which ocean separates China and America?
每隔四年，奥运会举行一次。
Měigé sì nián, àoyùnhuì jǔxíng yīcì.
The Olympic Games take place at intervals of four years.
我每隔一天去购物。
Wǒ měigé yī tiān qù gòuwù.
I go shopping every other day.
Character Family
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