间隔 jiàngé gap
gap; interval; compartment; to divide; to separate; to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)
怎么记住“间隔”: 间 room + 隔 to separate = gap.
汉字
用法
- 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.
例句
- 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.