间隔 (jiàngé): interval

Measure Word

一个间隔 gè

Literally 'interval and separation' - the space or time between things

两班车的间隔是十分钟。

Liǎng bānchē de jiàngé shì shí fēnzhōng.

The interval between two buses is ten minutes.

请保持一米的间隔。

Qǐng bǎochí yì mǐ de jiàngé.

Please maintain a one-meter gap.

usage

间隔 can refer to both time intervals (时间间隔) and physical spacing (距离间隔). It can also be used as a verb meaning 'to space out'.

间 jiān

隔 gé