The Chinese word **相隔** is a compound word formed by combining two meaningful characters: **相** (xiāng), which conveys meanings of mutual or reciprocal action, such as "each other" or "mutually," and **隔** (gé), which means to separate, partition, or be at a distance. When combined, they create a verb meaning "to be separated by (a distance or time)," "to be apart," or "to have an interval between," where the mutual nature of the separation—the state of two or more things being distanced from each other—is emphasized by **相**, and the core concept of separation or distance is provided by **隔**.