How to say “separate” in Chinese
separate; at intervals of
“Separate” in Chinese is 隔, gé: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
隔 is read gé. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 阝 “hill”; on the right, 鬲 gé hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “隔”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 隔. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他家和我家只2隔一条街tājiāhéwǒjiāzhǐgéyìtiáojiēOnly one street separates his house from mine.
- 小王就住在我家隔壁xiǎoWángjiùzhùzàiwǒjiāgébìXiao Wang lives right next door to me.
- 你认识隔壁的邻居吗？nǐrènshigébìdelínjūmaDo you know the neighbors next door?
- 隔壁的暖气管道漏水了gébìdenuǎnqìguǎndàolòushuǐleThe heating pipe next door is leaking.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Alone and together”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “separate” in Chinese?
“Separate” in Chinese is 隔, pinyin gé.
What does 隔 mean?
隔 (gé) means “separate; at intervals of”.
How do you write 隔?
隔 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 隔?
隔 is read gé. Tones: gé — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“separate” in the lesson “Alone and together”
This word is from the topic “Movement and actions” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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