隔离 (gé lí) — to isolate, to quarantine; to separate
Definition
To isolate or quarantine — usually for health, safety, or policy reasons, keeping people/things apart on purpose. Stronger and more deliberate than 隔 (mere physical distance); 孤立 focuses on social/emotional isolation.
verb
to isolateto quarantineto separate
Examples
- 隔离。Què zhěn huàn zhě xū yào lì jí gé lí.Confirmed patients need to be isolated immediately.
- 隔离。Zhèng fǔ yāo qiú cóng gāo fēng xiǎn dì qū huí lái de rén gé lí shí sì tiān.The government requires people returning from high-risk areas to quarantine for fourteen days.
- ，隔离。Wèi le ān quán, wǒ men zuì hǎo gé lí qǐ lái.For safety, we'd better isolate ourselves.
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