隔离
Old HSK 6
隔离 (gélí) · to isolate
隔离 (gélí) means “to isolate; to separate”. It is written with 2 characters: 隔 (to separate) + 离 (away from). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 隔离 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)
离 lí · away from
What 离 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 凶xiōng — culprit
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 禸róu — rump
Origin hint: An animal standing straight; 亠 is the head (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
病人需要隔离几天。Bìngrén xūyào gélí jǐ tiān.The patient needs to be isolated for a few days.
一道墙把两个院子隔离开。Yí dào qiáng bǎ liǎng gè yuànzi gélí kāi.A wall separates the two yards.
Questions about 隔离
What does 隔离 mean?
隔离 (gélí) means “to isolate; to separate”.
How do you pronounce 隔离?
隔离 is pronounced gélí.
Which HSK level is 隔离?
隔离 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 隔开gékāito separate
- 隔壁gébìnext door
- 隔阂géhéestrangement
- 间隔jiàngéinterval
- 隔géto separate
- 离开líkāito leave
- 离婚líhūnto divorce
- 距离jùlídistance
- 离不开líbukāican't do without
- 脱离tuōlíto break away from
Learn 隔离 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 65: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.