隔断

隔斷
géduàn
noun #36,751

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 partition
  2. 2 room divider
  3. 3 to partition off

Examples

Yòng yí ge shūjià zuò géduàn bǐ qiáng gèng línghuó.
Using a bookshelf as a partition is more flexible than a wall.
Běijīng qúnzū fáng cháng yòng géduàn bǎ yì jiān fáng fēn chéng jǐ jiān.
Beijing shared rentals often use partitions to split one room into several.

Tips

culture
隔断 has a second life in Chinese urban slang: 隔断 refers to rentals where a landlord has illegally subdivided a flat into tiny rooms. Beijing and Shanghai have both banned the practice, but it remains a fixture of migrant-worker housing.

Stroke Order

duàn