代沟

代溝

dàigōu

noun #30,652

Measure Word

一道代沟 dào

Meanings

1 generation gap

Characters

Examples

我和爸妈之间有很深的代沟。

Wǒ hé bàmā zhī jiān yǒu hěn shēn de dàigōu.

There's a deep generation gap between me and my parents.

科技让代沟变得更明显了。

Kējì ràng dàigōu biànde gèng míngxiǎn le.

Technology has made the generation gap more obvious.

多聊聊天可以拉近代沟。

Duō liáo liáo tiān kěyǐ lā jìn dàigōu.

Chatting more can narrow the generation gap.

Tips

memory

代 means "generation" and 沟 means "ditch" or "trench". A generation gap is literally a trench between generations - the image travels nicely from English.

Stroke Order

代 dài

沟 gōu