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隔离

gé lí

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 隔離

What 隔离 means

1. to separate
2. to isolate

The characters in 隔离

• 隔géto separate; to partition; to stand or lie between
• 离líto leave; to part from; to be away from

Example sentences

• 这片区域已隔离。
  This area has been quarantined.
• 随着板块的移动，各大洲因地理隔离而出现了适应不同环境的独特恐龙物种。
  As tectonic plates shifted, uniquely adapted species of dinosaur emerged on each continent through vicariance.

Words starting with 隔离

• 隔离霜gé lí shuāngpre-makeup cream; makeup base; foundation primer

Words containing 隔离

• 光隔离器guāng gé lí qìopto-isolator (electronics)
• 严格隔离yán gé gé lírigorous isolation
• 生殖隔离shēng zhí gé lí(biology) reproductive isolation
• 种族隔离zhǒng zú gé líracial segregation; apartheid
• 碳隔离tàn gé lícarbon sequestration
• 二氧化碳隔离èr yǎng huà tàn gé lícarbon sequestration; carbon dioxide sequestration

Sounds the same

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

• 蛤蜊clam