Definition
隔 (gé) means 'to separate' or 'to be apart by' — it emphasizes the thing that lies between (a road, a time interval) rather than the measured distance. 距离/距 (jùlí/jù) focus on the exact distance or span, while 间隔 (jiàngé) is more formal and often used for structured gaps (e.g., 每间隔...). 隔 is common in everyday patterns like 隔三天 (every three days).
verb
to separateto be at a distance from (spatially)to be apart by an interval of (temporally)
Easily confused
- 融rónglook-aliketo melt, to thaw
- 个gèsound-alike(classifier) general individual classifier for people and objects without a specific classifier
- 歌gēsound-alikesong
- 各gèsound-alike(determiner) each, every (used before a noun to refer to every individual member of a group)
- 割gēsound-aliketo cut (with a blade); to sever
- 搁gēsound-aliketo put, to place (informal, often in northern dialects)
Examples
- 隔。Zhè liǎng dòng lóu gé le yì tiáo mǎlù.These two buildings are separated by a road.
- 隔。Wǒ gé sān tiān chī yí cì yào.I take medicine every three days.
- 隔。Tā jiā gé xuéxiào zhǐ yǒu liǎng gōnglǐ.His home is only two kilometers from the school.
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