Word

间隔 (jiàn gé) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 间隔

名 míng noun

interval

请保持适当的间隔。

qǐng bǎo chí shì dàng de jiàn gé

Please maintain an appropriate interval.

动 dòng verb

to space apart

路灯沿街道间隔设置。

lù dēng yán jiē dào jiàn gé shè zhì

Street lights are installed spaced apart along the street.

Word breakdown

间 jiàn — space, gap, interval

1 间接 jiàn jiē — indirect HSK 6
- 间 between, intermediate, space
- 接 to connect, to join
Example

这只是间接证据，不能作为定罪的依据。

zhè zhǐ shì jiàn jiē zhèng jù bù néng zuò wéi dìng zuì de yī jù

This is only indirect evidence and cannot be used as grounds for conviction.
2 间断 jiàn duàn — interrupt, discontinue HSK 7
- 间 interval, gap, space between
- 断 break, cut off
Example

他的工作从未间断过。

tā de gōng zuò cóng wèi jiàn duàn guò

His work has never been interrupted.
3 间歇 jiàn xiē — to be intermittent HSK 7
- 间 interval, gap, space between
- 歇 to rest, to stop, to pause
Example

他的咳嗽间歇了一整夜。

tā de ké sou jiàn xiē le yī zhěng yè

His coughing was intermittent all night.
4 间谍 jiàn dié — spy HSK 7
- 间 secret, covert (operating between entities)
- 谍 espionage, intelligence gathering
Example

警方逮捕了一名外国间谍。

jǐng fāng dài bǔ le yì míng wài guó jiàn dié

The police arrested a foreign spy.
5 间隙 jiàn xì — gap; clearance; interval HSK 7
- 间 space; gap
- 隙 crevice; opening
Example

这两个零件之间的间隙太小了。

zhè liǎng gè líng jiàn zhī jiān de jiàn xì tài xiǎo le

The gap between these two parts is too small.

隔 gé — to separate, to partition

1 隔壁 gé bì — next door HSK 6
- 隔 separate, partition
- 壁 wall
Example

隔壁的邻居很友好。

gé bì de lín jū hěn yǒu hǎo

The neighbor next door is very friendly.
2 时隔 shí gé — after a lapse of HSK 7
- 时 time
- 隔 separation, interval
Example

时隔三年，他终于回到了家乡。

shí gé sān nián tā zhōng yú huí dào le jiā xiāng

After three years, he finally returned to his hometown.
3 隔离 gé lí — to isolate HSK 7
- 隔 to separate, to partition off
- 离 to be away from, to be apart
Example

他被隔离在家十四天。

tā bèi gé lí zài jiā shí sì tiān

He was isolated at home for fourteen days.
4 隔阂 gé hé — estrangement HSK 7
- 隔 separation, distance
- 阂 barrier, obstruction (in relationships/communication)
Example

他们之间存在很深的隔阂。

tā men zhī jiān cún zài hěn shēn de gé hé

There is deep estrangement between them.

Structure & writing

1 间 jiàn — crack; gap; crevice

Xpinyin

间 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 3

简 jiǎn simple, simplified (opposite of 繁)

consists of

1.1 门 mén — door; gate; entrance of a building, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or courtyard, also the barrier installed at such an entrance that can be opened and closed

门 is a component in 21 characters

HSK 1

们 men suffix added to pronouns or nouns referring to people to indicate plural 问 wèn to ask a question about something unknown or unclear 间 jiān between; the space where two periods of time or things meet

HSK 3

闻 wén to hear

HSK 4

闹 nào noisy; tumultuous (opposite of 'quiet') 阅 yuè to read; to look over

HSK 5

润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 闭 bì to close; to shut 闲 xián free; unoccupied; idle (opposite of 'busy')

HSK 6

闪 shǎn to dodge aside quickly 闯 chuǎng to rush forward boldly; to charge 阔 kuò wide; broad; vast in area

HSK 7