隔壁

• 拼音: gé bì
• 汉字拆解: 隔 = to separate; 壁 = wall

含义

Next door; the neighbor's place. The adjacent room, house, or unit.

Refers to what's immediately adjacent, whether a room, apartment, house, or business. Also used figuratively for neighboring entities or as shorthand for neighbors.

例句

1. 隔壁刚搬来一家新邻居。
2. 你听到隔壁的音乐声了吗？太吵了。
3. 隔壁那家餐厅的饭菜很好吃。

用法指南

语境: housing, neighbors, location

语气: conversational

正确说法

• 隔壁住的是谁？(Who lives next door?)
• 去隔壁借点盐。(Go next door to borrow some salt.)

错误说法

• 隔壁国家 (For neighboring countries, use 邻国 — 隔壁 is for immediate physical adjacency in buildings)

起源与历史

Compound of 隔 (to separate) + 壁 (wall), meaning the other side of the wall.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal