时隔

shí gé

HSK 7–9

Meaning

separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)

Definition

指时间上的间隔或距离，通常用于表示经过了一段时间之后再次发生某事。

Refers to a time interval or gap, often used to indicate that something happens again after a period of time.

Usage

常用于描述事件之间的时间差，后面通常跟表示时间段的词语，如‘多年’、‘三年’等，常与‘再次’、‘重新’等词搭配使用。

Often used to describe the time gap between events, typically followed by a time period (e.g., 'many years', 'three years'), and commonly paired with words like 'again' or 'anew'.

Examples

1 时隔多年，他们再次相聚。 (After a gap of many years, they reunited again.)
2 时隔三年，这部经典电影重新上映。 (Three years later, this classic movie was re-released.)
3 时隔不久，他再次登上了领奖台。 (Not long after, he stepped onto the podium again.)
4 时隔数月，我终于收到了他的回信。 (After months, I finally received his reply.)
5 时隔数十年，这个古老的传统重新被唤醒。 (Decades later, this ancient tradition was revived.)

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