Chinese Conversation · Level 40
90 words
Chinese word
隔着
Pronunciation
Pinyingé zhe
Meaning
- verbseparate
Example
我家和学校隔着一条马路。wǒ jiā hé xué xiào gé zhe yì tiáo mǎ lù
A road separates my home and school.
More examples
小猫隔着窗户看外面。xiǎo māo gé zhe chuāng hù kàn wài miàn
The kitten looks outside through the window.
Core concept
A middle layer keeps two sides apart while sight, sound, or a spatial connection reaches across it.
Common phrases
隔着窗户gé zhe chuāng hù
through a window
隔着门gé zhe mén
through a door
Similar words
隔开gé kāi: Separate people or things by putting distance or a barrier between them.
隔离gé lí: Separate people or things to prevent contact and keep illness or danger from spreading.
隔绝gé jué: Break all contact or influence with the other side and leave no connection.
Definition in Chinese
表示通过某物或某种介质将两者分开，强调以该介质为中间而形成的隔离或越过关系，常用于描述视线、声音或空间被中介物阻隔的情形。biǎo shì tōng guò mǒu wù huò móu zhǒng jiè zhì jiāng liáng zhě fēn kāi qiáng diào yǐ gāi jiè zhì wèi zhōng jiān ér xíng chéng de gé lí huò yuè guò guān xì cháng yòng yú miáo shù shì xiàn shēng yīn huò kōng jiān bèi zhōng jiè wù zǔ gé de qíng xíng
Word origin
隔 (gé, "separate") + 着 (zhe, "in a continuing state") presents separation as an ongoing arrangement, with an intervening thing remaining between two sides.
Usage tips
- The word normally takes the intervening object directly, so it helps identify whether a door, road, wall, window, or screen stands between two sides.