时隔

時隔

shígé

verb HSK 7-9 #32,943

Meanings

Literally 'time separated' - after a gap of time

HSK 4

时隔三年，他终于回到了家乡。

Shígé sān nián, tā zhōngyú huídào le jiāxiāng.

After a lapse of three years, he finally returned to his hometown.

HSK 7-9

时隔多年，两人再次相遇。

Shígé duōnián, liǎng rén zàicì xiāngyù.

After many years apart, the two met again.

grammar

时隔 is always followed by a time duration: 时隔三年 (after three years), 时隔半个世纪 (after half a century). It's placed at the beginning of the clause.

时隔 is more literary and formal than simply saying 过了三年 (after three years passed).

时 shí

隔 gé