割裂

gēliè

verb #33,403

Meanings

1 to cut apart
2 to sever
3 to fragment
4 to artificially separate (things that belong together)

Characters

to split, crack

Examples

HSK 5

不能把理论与实践割裂开来。

Bùnéng bǎ lǐlùn yǔ shíjiàn gēliè kāilái.

Theory and practice should not be artificially separated.

HSK 6

战争割裂了这个国家。

Zhànzhēng gēliè le zhège guójiā.

War tore the country apart.

Tips

usage

割裂 is mostly used for ideas, relationships, or social ties that should remain connected - and the speaker is criticizing the act of separating them. 'Don't 割裂 X 与 Y' is a stock construction. For physically cutting an object, prefer 切割 or just 切.

Stroke Order

割 gē

裂 liè