与 世 隔 绝

yǔ shì gé juédictionary entry

to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)

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Original source entry:

與世隔絕与世隔绝 [yu3 shi4 ge2 jue2] /to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 與世隔絕

与
yú
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yǔ
(formal) and / together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases) / (formal) with / from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yǔ tā wò shǒu] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yǔ qù nián bù tóng] "different from last year") / (literary) to give / to grant / to bestow
yù
to take part in
世
shì
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble
Shì
surname Shi
隔
gé
to separate / to partition / to stand or lie between / at a distance from / after or at an interval of
绝
jué
to cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means

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