隔绝 (gé jué) — to isolate; to cut off completely
Definition
A formal/written verb meaning to cut off or isolate completely, often used in passive constructions (被隔绝) to describe places or people severed from the outside. Stronger and more total than the everyday 断绝 (to sever).
verb
to isolateto cut off completely
Examples
- 隔绝。Zhè zuò xiǎo shān cūn yǔ wài jiè wán quán gé jué.This small mountain village is completely cut off from the outside world.
- 隔绝。Cháng shí jiān de gū dú ràng tā yǔ péng you gé jué le.Long periods of loneliness isolated him from his friends.
- 隔绝。Liǎng guó zhī jiān de jiāo liú bèi zhàn zhēng gé jué le.Communication between the two countries was cut off by war.
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