隔壁

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HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

Definitions

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neighbor

隔壁侧重隔壁，邻居是更广义的邻居

(sitting) opposite

与隔壁相对，表示对面的人家

不要用“邻家”表示隔壁，“邻家”通常用于“邻家女孩”等表达，不是标准指隔壁邻居的用法。

隔壁 is a neutral, everyday term for next door, while 邻舍 is formal/literary.

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我住在隔壁。

I live next door.

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walls have ears

Mr Wang from next door (term used jocularly to refer to a neighbor who is supposedly sleeping with one's wife)

next-door neighbor

to separate

wall