间隔

間隔

jiàngé

noun HSK 6 #13,457

Measure Word

一个间隔 gè

Meanings

1 interval
2 gap
3 spacing

Characters

interval; between

to separate; gap

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

Examples

HSK 2

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.

HSK 5

请保持一米的间隔。

Qǐng bǎochí yì mǐ de jiàngé.

Please maintain a one-meter gap.

Tips

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'.

Stroke Order

间 jiān

隔 gé