Meaning of 隔开
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to separate
How to use 隔开
隔开 (gékāi) is used for physically dividing space or keeping people or things apart, often with 用 (yòng) to name the divider. Example: 我们用一个书架把房间隔开了。(Wǒmen yòng yí ge shūjià bǎ fángjiān gékāi le.) We divided the room with a bookshelf.
隔 (gé) means to separate or partition, and 开 (kāi) means open or apart. Picture a wall that comes between two things and pushes them apart: 隔开 is to separate.
Common mistake: Learners confuse 隔开 with 离开 (líkāi). 离开 means to leave a place, while 隔开 means to put something between two things to separate them. Also keep the tone on 隔 as second tone gé, not gè as in 个.
隔开 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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隔 gé · to separate · 12 strokes
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开 kāi · to open · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 隔开.
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 开会 | kāihuì | to hold or attend a meeting |
| 离开 | líkāi | to depart; to leave |
| 开心 | kāixīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 走开 | zǒukāi | to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside |
| 分开 | fēnkāi | to separate; to part |
| 开学 | kāixué | (of a student) to start school; (of a semester) to begin |
| 开机 | kāijī | to start an engine; to boot up (a computer) |
| 开始 | kāishǐ | to begin; to start; beginning; start |
| 公开 | gōngkāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
Questions about 隔开
What does 隔开 mean?
隔开 (gékāi) means "to separate" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 隔开?
隔开 is made of 2 characters: 隔 (12 strokes), 开 (4 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 隔开 an HSK word?
Yes. 隔开 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 隔开 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 隔开 is written 隔開.
What is the difference between 隔开 and 分开?
分开 (fēnkāi) is a general word for separating or parting, including people going their own ways. 隔开 stresses that something stands in between, like a wall, curtain, or distance.
Can 隔开 be split with other words in the middle?
Yes. 开 works as a result complement, so you can say 隔得开 (gé de kāi) can be separated, or 隔不开 (gé bu kāi) cannot be separated.