阔别 (kuò bié) — estar separado por muito tempo (formal, frequentemente usado antes de um reencontro)

Definição

Exemplos

• 他阔别家乡已经二十年了。
  Tā kuò bié jiā xiāng yǐ jīng èr shí nián le.
  He has been away from his hometown for twenty years.
• 阔别多年，老友重逢，大家都非常激动。
  kuò bié Duō nián, lǎo yǒu chóng féng, dà jiā dōu fēi cháng jī dòng.
  After being separated for many years, old friends reunited and everyone was very excited.
• 这次回母校，阔别了许多老师和同学。
  Zhè cì huí mǔ xiào, kuò bié le xǔ duō lǎo shī hé tóng xué.
  Returning to my alma mater this time, I met many teachers and classmates after a long separation.