代沟

代溝

dàigōu

noun #30,652

Measure Word

一道代沟 dào

Meanings

1 generation gap

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

科技让代沟变得更明显了。

Kējì ràng dàigōu biàn de gèng míngxiǎn le.

Technology has made the generation gap more obvious.

HSK 4

我和爸妈之间有很深的代沟。

Wǒ hé bà mā zhījiān yǒu hěn shēn de dàigōu.

There's a deep generation gap between me and my parents.

HSK 6

多聊聊天可以拉近代沟。

Duō liáoliáo tiān kěyǐ lājìn dàigōu.

Chatting more can narrow the generation gap.

Tips

memory

代 means "generation" and 沟 means "ditch" or "trench". A generation gap is literally a trench between generations, the image travels nicely from English.

Stroke Order

代 dài

沟 gōu