What does 隔世 mean in Chinese?

隔世 (gé shì) means "separated by a generation; a lifetime ago" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 隔世?

隔世 is pronounced "gé shì" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

隔世 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

隔世 is made up of the characters 隔, 世. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 隔世 using our stroke order tool.

隔世

gé shì

separated by a generation; a lifetime ago

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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