隔膜 (gé mó) — (noun) diaphragm (anatomy); (noun) estrangement, lack of mutual understanding, barrier in communication
Definition
A rare HSK 7 noun with two unrelated senses: the physical diaphragm (anatomy), and a figurative 'estrangement' or communication barrier between people.
noun
diaphragm (anatomy)estrangementlack of mutual understandingbarrier in communication
Examples
- 隔膜。Héng gé mó shì rén tǐ zhòng yào de hū xī jī.The diaphragm is an important respiratory muscle in the human body.
- 隔膜，。Tā men zhī jiān chǎn shēng le gé mó, hěn shǎo jiāo liú.An estrangement developed between them, and they rarely communicate.
- 隔膜。Cháng qī bù gōu tōng huì dǎo zhì fū qī jiān de gé mó yuè lái yuè shēn.Long-term lack of communication can deepen the estrangement between spouses.
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