Chinese word

间隔

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiàn gé

Meaning

  • nounspace

Example

他做习题时，每题之间要保持一定的间隔。tā zuò xí tí shí měi tí zhī jiān yào bǎo chí yí dìng de jiàn gé

When he does exercises, he needs to leave a certain amount of space between each question.

Illustration for 间隔 (space)

More examples

地铁班次的间隔通常为5到10分钟。dì tiě bān cì de jiàn gé tōng cháng wèi 5 dào 10 fēn zhōng

The interval between subway trains is usually 5 to 10 minutes.

Core concept

A controlled amount of room or time left between one item or event and the next.

Common phrases

  • 调整间隔tiáo zhěng jiàn gé

    adjust spacing

  • 班次间隔bān cì jiàn gé

    service interval

  • 间隔过长jiàn gé guò cháng

    interval too long

Similar words

距离jù lí: The length of space separating two points or things.
间距jiān jù: The measured space from the center or reference point of one arranged item to the next.

Definition in Chinese

表示两事物之间保持的空隙或两时间点之间的时间差，常用于描述排列、安排或时间段。biǎo shì liǎng shì wù zhī jiān bǎo chí de kòng xì huò liǎng shí jiān diǎn zhī jiān de shí jiān chā cháng yòng yú miáo shù pái liè ān pái huò shí jiān duàn

Word origin

间隔 (jiàngé, "space between") is formed from 间 (jiān, "between") + 隔 (gé, "to separate"), presenting the distance between neighboring things or events as a maintained separation.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may expect different words for layout and scheduling contexts, but Chinese uses this noun in both, so the surrounding context shows whether the gap concerns things or events.

Opposites

  • 连续性lián xù xìngcontinuitynoun

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