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.
我WǒI和héand他tāhe家jiāhome只zhǐonly隔géto separate着zhe(ongoing action)一yìone条tiáostrip小河xiǎo hécreek。