Chinese Conversation · Level 41
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Chinese word
每隔
Pronunciation
Pinyinměi gé
Meaning
- prepositionevery
Example
他每隔两天来一次。tā měi gé liǎng tiān lái yí cì
He comes once every two days.
More examples
我们每隔一个月开一次会。wǒ men měi gé yí gè yuè kāi yí cì huì
We have a meeting once a month.
Core concept
A recurring event with a measured stretch of time between one occurrence and the next.
Common phrases
每隔一天měi gé yì tiān
every other day
每隔两天měi gé liǎng tiān
every two days
每隔一周měi gé yì zhōu
every week
每隔几天měi gé jǐ tiān
every few days
每隔一个月měi gé yí gè yuè
every month
Similar words
隔天gé tiān: With a full day separating each occurrence, so the event happens on alternate days.
隔两天gé liǎng tiān: With two days separating each occurrence in a regular repeating pattern.
Definition in Chinese
表示动作或状态按一定时间间隔重复发生的时间状语或介词短语，常用结构为“每隔＋数词＋时间单位＋（动词）”，表示每隔该间隔发生一次。biǎo shì dòng zuò huò zhuàng tài àn yí dìng shí jiān jiàn gé chóng fù fā shēng de shí jiān zhuàng yǔ huò jiè cí duán yǔ cháng yòng jié gòu wèi měi gé shù cí shí jiān dān wèi dòng cí biǎo shì měi gé gāi jiàn gé fā shēng yí cì
Word origin
每 (měi, "each") + 隔 (gé, "separate") presents a repeated event as one that returns after a separating interval.
Usage tips
- English often places the time phrase after the verb, but Chinese commonly places this interval phrase before it, so the same pattern works for visits, payments, checks, and other repeated events.
Other meanings
- every other daynoun