How to say “next door” in Chinese
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“Next door” in Chinese is 隔壁, gé bì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
隔壁 is read gé bì: 2 syllables. 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.
Below, 土 “earth”: walls were made of rammed earth. On top, 辟 bì hints at the reading, as it also does in 避 bì.
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 “隔壁”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 隔壁. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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 words from the lesson “The stairwell and the neighbors next door”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “next door” in Chinese?
“Next door” in Chinese is 隔壁, pinyin gébì.
What does 隔壁 mean?
隔壁 (gébì) means “next door”.
How do you write 隔壁?
隔壁 is 2 characters: 隔 (gé) — separate; across; 壁 (bì) — wall. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 隔壁?
隔壁 is read gébì. Tones: gé — second tone, bì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“next door” in the lesson “The stairwell and the neighbors next door”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 6. 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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