HSK · Level 47
120 words
Chinese word
隔开
Pronunciation
Pinyingé kāi
Meaning
- verbseparate
Example
请把干净的衣服和脏的衣服隔开放。qǐng bǎ gān jìng de yī fú hé zàng de yī fú gé kāi fàng
Please keep the clean clothes and dirty clothes separate.
More examples
他努力把家庭和工作隔开，保持专业。tā nǔ lì bǎ jiā tíng hé gōng zuò gé kāi bǎo chí zhuān yè
He works hard to keep family and work separate and remain professional.
Core concept
Places space or a barrier between two sides, keeping them from touching or blending together.
Common phrases
隔开家庭和工作gé kāi jiā tíng hé gōng zuò
keep family and work separate
隔开区域gé kāi qū yù
divide areas
Similar words
分开fēn kāi: Separate one group or whole into two or more distinct parts.
分隔fēn gé: Create a dividing line or boundary between places or things.
分离fēn lí: Detach things that are connected so they become separate.
Definition in Chinese
用距离或障碍把两部分或多个人或物分开，使它们不互相接触或混在一起。yòng jù lí huò zhàng ài bǎ liǎng bù fèn huò duō gè rén huò wù fēn kāi shǐ tā men bú hù xiāng jiē chù huò hùn zài yì qǐ
Word origin
隔 (gé, "keep apart") + 开 (kāi, "open") forms a compound that presents separation as making space between two sides.
Usage tips
- The word focuses on physical arrangement, so it fits objects placed in different areas as well as people kept at a distance.