Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off

Chinese: 分开、析出、划分。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ge” becomes a different word in each tone. 隔 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 隔开gé kāito separate
  • 隔壁gé bìnext door; neighbor
  • 隔离gé líto separate; to isolate
  • 间隔jiàn gégap; interval; compartment; to divide
  • 隔阂gé hémisunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier

Example Sentence

我和他家只隔着一条小河。Wǒ hé tā jiā zhǐ gé zhe yì tiáo xiǎo hé.My home and his are separated by only a small river.

Iandhejiāhomezhǐonlyto separatezhe(ongoing action)onetiáostrip小河xiǎo hécreek