分隔

fēngé

verb #19,886

Meanings

1 to divide
2 to separate
3 to partition

Characters

to divide; to separate

to separate; to partition

Examples

HSK 3

他们被分隔在两个城市。

Tāmen bèi fēngé zài liǎng ge chéngshì.

They were separated in two different cities.

HSK 4

一堵墙把两个房间分隔开了。

Yī dǔ qiáng bǎ liǎng ge fángjiān fēngé kāi le.

A wall separates the two rooms.

Tips

usage

分隔 emphasizes physical separation or partition. Compare with 分开 (to part/separate) which is more general, and 隔离 (to isolate) which implies quarantine or complete isolation.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

隔 gé