to separate, to partition, or to be at a distance

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
bìng
rén
yào
guān
chá
liǎng
zhōu

The patient needs to be isolated for observation for two weeks.

2
qǐng
yòng
píng
fēng
zhè
liǎng
kāi

Please separate these two areas with a screen.

3
zhè
jiān
fáng
jiān
de
yīn
xiào
guǒ
hěn
hǎo

The sound insulation in this room is very good.

4
zhù
zài

I live next door.

5
de
lín
hěn
yǒu
hǎo
jīng
cháng
bāng
zhù
men

The neighbor next door is very friendly and often helps us.

6
fáng
jiān
chuán
lái
yīn
yuè
shēng
néng
shì
yǒu
rén
zài
liàn
gāng
qín

Music is coming from the next room, maybe someone is practicing the piano.

7
men
měi
tiān
shàng
de
jiàn
shì
shí
fēn
zhōng

The interval between our classes every day is ten minutes.

8
zhè
liǎng
dòng
lóu
zhī
jiān
yǒu
xiǎo
xiǎo
de
jiàn
zhǒng
xiē
huā
cǎo

There is a small gap between these two buildings where we can plant some flowers and plants.

9
wèi
le
bǎo
chí
jiàn
kāng
shēng
jiàn
měi
gōng
zuò
xiǎo
shí
jiù
xiū
xià
bǎo
chí
shì
dàng
de
jiàn

To maintain health, the doctor advised him to take a break every hour of work, keeping an appropriate interval.

10
shēng
bìng
le
yào

He is sick and needs to be isolated.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes12
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1509
Zhuyinㄍㄜˊ
Components
UnicodeU+9694
CangjieMRMBB
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality