Chinese Conversation · Level 74
90 words
Chinese word
隔离
Pronunciation
Pinyingé lí
Meaning
- verbisolate
Example
为了安全，他把自己隔离起来。wèi le ān quán tā bǎ zì jǐ gé lí qǐ lái
For safety, he isolates himself.
More examples
疑似患者被隔离在专门病房。yí sì huàn zhě bèi gé lí zài zhuān mén bìng fáng
The suspected patient was isolated in a special ward.
Core concept
A boundary keeps people or things apart in space or time, limiting contact and possible spread.
Common phrases
被隔离bèi gé lí
be isolated
将患者隔离治疗jiāng huàn zhě gé lí zhì liáo
isolate patients for treatment
居家隔离jū jiā gé lí
isolate at home
Similar words
分开fēn kāi: Separating connected people or things so they are no longer together.
分离fēn lí: Detaching people or things that were together and making them separate.
隔开gé kāi: Keeping people or things apart by leaving space between them.
隔绝gé jué: Cutting off contact or communication completely and ending a connection.
Definition in Chinese
使人与人或物体在空间或时间上分隔开，以减少交流或传播的可能性。shǐ rén yǔ rén huò wù tǐ zài kōng jiān huò shí jiān shàng fēn gé kāi yǐ jián shǎo jiāo liú huò chuán bō de kě néng xìng
Word origin
隔 (gé, "separate") + 离 (lí, "be apart") combine to picture a boundary that keeps people or things apart.
Usage tips
- Unlike English quarantine, which often suggests possible infection, this Chinese verb also applies more broadly to keeping a person or object apart for safety.