隔 - gé - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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隔

gé

Definition

to separate
to partition
to stand or lie between
at a distance from
after or at an interval of

Character Decomposition

Related words (53)

隔世

gé shì

separated by a generation; a lifetime ago

next door; neighbor

overnight; of the previous day

隔天

gé tiān

the next day; on alternate days

隔山

gé shān

half-sibling relationship; brothers with different mother; step-

to separate

partition; partition board

隔断

gé duàn

partition; to stand between; wall or fence serving as partition

see 隔天

to insulate thermally; insulating (material, effect etc)

隔离

gé lí

to separate; to isolate

隔绝

gé jué

isolated (from the world); disconnected

隔膜

gé mó

diaphragm (anatomy); distant (socially aloof); divided by lack of mutual comprehension; nonexpert

隔行

gé háng

to interlace; to interleave (computing)

ghetto (loanword)

compartment; booth; cubicle; partitioned-off area

隔阂

gé hé

misunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier

soundproofing

partition board

to stew (in a water-sealed container)

grease trap

pre-makeup cream; makeup base; foundation primer

see 隔三差五

walls have ears

insulation

interlaced scanning

gé jūn shì fēn jiè xiàn

military demarcation line MDL; refers to Korean demilitarized zone DMZ

septum (anatomy)

to divide; to separate; partition

区隔

qū gé

to mark off; interval; segment (e.g. of market); compartment; segmentation

时隔

shí gé

separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)

横隔

héng gé

tabula (horizontal floor of polyp)

每隔

měi gé

at intervals of; every (so often)

相隔

xiāng gé

separated by (distance or time etc)

睽隔

kuí gé

to be separated; to be parted (literary)

纵隔

zòng gé

mediastinum (organs and tissues in the thorax between the lungs)

间隔

jiàn gé

compartment; gap; interval; to divide

阻隔

zǔ gé

to separate; to cut off

世隔绝

shì gé jué

isolated from the world; disconnected

伏隔核

fú gé hé

nucleus accumbens (anatomy)

diaphragm

carbon sequestration

nasal septum

a fine line; a fine distinction

不隔水炖

bù gé shuǐ dùn

to stew (in a non-water sealed container)

rigorous isolation

see 天差地远

like a thing of the previous generation; as if it were a lifetime ago

see 恍如隔世

apartheid

thousands of miles away; far away

间隔摄影

jiàn gé shè yǐng

time-lapse photography

二氧化碳隔离

èr yǎng huà tàn gé lí

carbon sequestration; carbon dioxide sequestration

Idioms (9)

隔三差五

gé sān chà wǔ

every few days (idiom)

隔墙有耳

gé qiáng yǒu ěr

the walls have ears (idiom)

隔岸观火

gé àn guān huǒ

to watch the fires burning across the river; to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)

隔年皇历

gé nián huáng lì

(lit.) almanac from years back (idiom); obsolete practice; old-fashioned principle

隔靴搔痒

gé xuē sāo yǎng

(lit.) to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom); (fig.) beside the point; ineffectual

隔行如隔山

gé háng rú gé shān

different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book

与世隔绝

yǔ shì gé jué

to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)

天地悬隔

tiān dì xuán gé

(lit.) a gulf between heaven and earth; wide difference of opinion (idiom)

人心隔肚皮

rén xīn gé dù pí

there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)

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