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gélí

Main
English Definition	to separate; to isolate
Simplified Script	隔离
Traditional Script	隔離
Pinyin	gélí
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	gaak³lei⁴
Part of Speech	(动) verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=7

Word Decomposition
隔	gé	to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of
离	lí	to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (something); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire; ☲; (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word
隔壁	gébì	next door; neighbor
隔阂	géhé	misunderstanding; estrangement; (language etc) barrier
隔天	gétiān	the next day; on alternate days
隔夜	géyè	overnight; of the previous day
隔热	gérè	to insulate thermally; insulating (material, effect etc)

Words With Same Tail Word
距离	jùlí	distance; to be apart from
脱离	tuōlí	to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany)
分离	fēnlí	to separate
远离	yuǎnlí	to be far from; to keep away from
撤离	chèlí	to withdraw from; to evacuate

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