Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

Description

"隔"这个字的意思是把两样东西分开,或者是中间有一段时间、一段距离。

比如"隔一天"就是过一天,"隔壁"就是旁边的房间。

Meanings

to separate; to divide

这堵墙把两个房间隔开了。

to be separated by (time or distance)

我们隔了三年才见面。

at intervals of; every other

这个药要隔四个小时吃一次。

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Notes

  • Etymology

    the 阝(阜) radical relates to hills/barriers, fitting the sense of separation.

  • Nuance

    隔 often marks a gap in time or space, as in 隔天 or 隔壁.

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