Chinese

隔壁

gébì
next door
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese隔 “to separate; to partition”
    • meaningChinese阜 “mound”
    • soundChinese鬲 “li; a type of cauldron with three hollow legs and used for cooking”
  • characterChinese壁 “wall; partition (Classifier: 扇 h; 堵 mn)”
    • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”
    • soundChinese辟 “monarch; sovereign”
      • ideaChinese卩 “kneeling person”
      • ideaChinese䇂 “crime, sin”

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