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隔
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Definitions
- 1. to separate
- 2. to partition
- 3. to stand or lie between
- 4. at a distance from
- 5. after or at an interval of
Example Sentences
1 shown隔 牆有耳。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 隔
lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom)
like a thing of the previous generation
gap
diaphragm (anatomy)
one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
soundproofing
the next day
to separate
racial segregation
grease trap
septum (anatomy)
to watch the fires burning across the river
pre-makeup cream
next door
to mark off
to separate
separated by (distance or time etc)
to separate
different trades, worlds apart (idiom); to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book
carbon sequestration
Chinese centered dot mark · (punct. used to separate Western names or words)
nucleus accumbens (anatomy)
rigorous isolation
overnight
see 隔三差五|隔三差五[gé sān chà wǔ]
partition
there is no knowing what is in a man's heart (idiom)
ghetto (loanword)
next-door neighbor
every few days (idiom)
see 天差地遠|天差地远[tiān chā dì yuǎn]
nasal septum
compartment
thousands of miles away
lit. a gulf between heaven and earth (idiom)
separated by a generation
Mr Wang from next door (term used jocularly to refer to a neighbor who is supposedly sleeping with one's wife)
carbon sequestration
insulation
a fine line
misunderstanding
interlaced scanning
isolated (from the world)
half-sibling relationship
diaphragm (anatomy)
mediastinum (organs and tissues in the thorax between the lungs)
to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)
to converse with sb by shouting from some distance away
divider; partition
see 恍如隔世[huǎng rú gé shì]
time-lapse photography
to be separated
from a distance; through the air; remotely (esp. by means of telekinesis, magic, technology etc)
to divide
partition board
the walls have ears (idiom)
separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)
opto-isolator (electronics)
tabula (horizontal floor of polyp)
lit. almanac from years back (idiom)
see 隔天[gé tiān]
at intervals of
to interlace
walls have ears
to insulate thermally
partition