隔壁 gébì next door
next door; neighbor
How to remember 隔壁: 隔 to separate + 壁 partition = next door.
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How it is used
- Next door - 隔壁邻居 (gébì línjū) the next-door neighbor, 住在隔壁 (zhù zài gébì) lives next door.
- Refers to the immediately adjacent room/house separated by a wall (壁).
- Everyday and concrete; 隔壁老王 (gébì Lǎo Wáng, "Old Wang next door") is a stock joke figure.
Example sentences
- 她住在他的隔壁。 Tā zhù zài tā de gébì.She lives next door to him.
- 那是住在隔壁的男人。 Nà shì zhù zài gébì de nánrén.That's the man who lives next door.
- 隔壁的男孩常常晚回家。 Gébì de nánhái chángcháng wǎn huíjiā.The boy who lives next door often comes home late.