gap · interval · compartment · to divide · to separate · to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)

jiàn gé

j+iàn·4th toneg+é·2nd tone

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They are separated by a great distance.

他们之间隔着很远的距离。

There is a long wait between trains.

在火车的间隔中有漫长的等待。

What separates Guangdong from Guangxi?

广东与广西之间隔着什么？

This classroom is separated from that one by a wall.

这间教室与那间隔着一堵墙。

There was a long interval before he replied.

他间隔了很久才作答。

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