间隔 jiàngé gap
gap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separate; to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)
How to remember 间隔: 间 room + 隔 to separate = gap.
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How it is used
- A gap/interval between things, or to space apart - 间隔一米 (jiàngé yì mǐ) spaced one meter apart, 时间间隔 (shíjiān jiàngé) time interval.
- Note 间 read jiàn here; refers to the space/time separating two points, in distance or time.
- 间隔年 (jiàngé nián) = a gap year.
Example sentences
- 在火车的间隔中有漫长的等待。 Zài huǒchē de jiàngé zhōngyǒu màncháng de děngdài.There is a long wait between trains.