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隔世

gé shì

2-character word

What 隔世 means

1. separated by a generation
2. a lifetime ago

The characters in 隔世

• 隔géto separate; to partition; to stand or lie between
• 世shìlife; age; generation

Words containing 隔世

• 恍如隔世huǎng rú gé shìlike a thing of the previous generation; as if it were a lifetime ago
• 恍若隔世huǎng ruò gé shìsee 恍如隔世

Sounds the same

Read gé shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 格式form; specification; format

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