时隔五年,他回到故乡。
Five years later, he returned to his hometown.
separated in time (usu. followed by a quantity of time)
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时隔五年,他回到故乡。
Five years later, he returned to his hometown.
时隔多年,这里依然热闹。
After all these years, it is still bustling here.