They are separated by a great distance.
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间隔
Traditional: 間隔
jiàn gé
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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jiàn gé · gaan3 gaak3 (Jyutping)
- gap
- interval
- compartment
- to divide
- to separate
- to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
There is a long wait between trains.
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