隔绝

隔絕

géjué

verb #16,350

Meanings

1 to cut off
2 to isolate
3 to be isolated from

Characters

to separate; to partition

to sever; to cut off; absolute

Examples

HSK 6

大雪把村庄和外界隔绝了。

Dàxuě bǎ cūnzhuāng hé wàijiè géjué le.

The heavy snow cut the village off from the outside world.

HSK 7-9

他与世隔绝地生活了十年。

Tā yǔshì-géjué de shēnghuó le shí nián.

He lived in isolation from the world for ten years.

Tips

usage

与世隔绝 is a very common set phrase meaning 'isolated from the world' - used for remote places, hermits, or anyone out of touch with society.

Stroke Order

隔 gé

绝 jué