隔开
HSK 4 (2021)
隔开 (gékāi) · to separate
隔开 (gékāi) means “to separate; to divide”. It is written with 2 characters: 隔 (to separate) + 开 (to open). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 隔开 is built
The characters
隔 gé · to separate
What 隔 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 鬲gé — earthen pot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 鬲 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们用一张桌子把房间隔开。Wǒmen yòng yī zhāng zhuōzi bǎ fángjiān gékāi.We divided the room with a table.
请用空格把这两个词隔开。Qǐng yòng kònggé bǎ zhè liǎng ge cí gékāi.Please separate these two words with a space.
Questions about 隔开
What does 隔开 mean?
隔开 (gékāi) means “to separate; to divide”.
How do you pronounce 隔开?
隔开 is pronounced gékāi.
Which HSK level is 隔开?
隔开 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 隔壁gébìnext door
- 隔阂géhéestrangement
- 隔离gélíto isolate
- 间隔jiàngéinterval
- 隔géto separate
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 开会kāihuìto have a meeting
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 分开fēnkāito separate
Learn 隔开 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 70: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.