khác nhau riêng biệt làm rời tách ra chia tay 
separate like: tách ra → →
auseinander gehen ☊ 
chia ngả, tách ra ☊ 
分开走 ☊ fēnkāi zǒu auseinander gehen ☊ chia ngả, tách ra ☊ ☊ The whole thing just came apart in my hands. ☊ apart ☊
separate from sth: South America separated from Africa 200 million years ago. ☊ separate ☊
separate sb/sth from/and sb/sth: Those suffering from infectious diseases were separated from the other patients. ☊ separate ☊
They separated last year. ☊ separate ☊
Rubbish can easily be separated and sorted into plastics, glass and paper. ☊ sort ☊