隔
离

To separate in Chinese: 隔离 (gé lí)

gé lí

to separate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 隔離1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to separate
  2. 2to isolate

Stroke order

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隔
离

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ㄍㄜˊ

gé

ㄍ/ gㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧˊ

lí

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

隔离

Simplified

隔離

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 病人需要在医院里隔离。

    bìng rén xū yào zài yī yuàn lǐ gé lí。

    The patient needs to be isolated in the hospital.

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Related words

离

lí

to leave

隔

gé

to separate

离开

lí kāi

to depart

距离

jù lí

distance

隔壁

gé bì

next door

离婚

lí hūn

to divorce

隔开

gé kāi

to separate

分离

fēn lí

to separate

脱离

tuō lí

to separate oneself from

撤离

chè lí

to withdraw from

远离

yuǎn lí

to be far from

隔阂

gé hé

misunderstanding

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