与世隔绝 (yǔshìgéjué): cut off from the rest of the world

Meanings

1 cut off from the rest of the world
2 isolated from the world

Characters

与

Examples

这个小村庄与世隔绝。

Zhège xiǎo cūnzhuāng yǔshì géjué.

This small village is cut off from the rest of the world.

他过着与世隔绝的生活。

Tā guò zhe yǔshì géjué de shēnghuó.

He lives a life isolated from the world.

Tips

memory

与 (with) + 世 (world) + 隔 (separate) + 绝 (cut off) — separated and cut off from the world.

Stroke Order

与 yǔ

世 shì

隔 gé

绝 jué

Related Words

隔绝 géjué #16,350

to cut off / to isolate / to be isolated from

绝世 juéshì #23,017

peerless / unmatched / exceptional / without equal in the world

世间 shìjiān #8,088

the world; the mortal world / in this world; among the living

断绝 duànjué #9,495

to sever; to cut off completely / to break off (relations, contact, etc.)

人世 rénshì #10,063

the world; this world / the world of the living

绝 jué HSK 6 #1,894

to cut off; to sever / extinct; exhausted / absolute; superb

世事 shìshì #9,894

affairs of the world; worldly matters / the ways of the world

世 shì #2,998

world / generation; era / lifetime

全世界 quánshìjiè HSK 5 #2,173

the entire world / worldwide

世上 shìshàng #2,140

in the world / on earth