离

To leave in Chinese: 离 (lí)

lí

to leave

HSK 2Traditional: 離2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to leave
  2. 2to part from
  3. 3to be away from
  4. 4(in giving distances) from
  5. 5without (sth)
  6. 6independent of
  7. 7one of the Eight Trigrams 卦, symbolizing fire
  8. 8☲

Stroke order

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离

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄧˊ

lí

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

离

Simplified

離

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 请远离他。

    qǐng yuǎn lí tā。

    Please stay away from him.

  • 离这里不远。

    lí zhè lǐ bù yuǎn。

    It's not far from here to there.

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Related words

离开

lí kāi

to depart

距离

jù lí

distance

离婚

lí hūn

to divorce

分离

fēn lí

to separate

脱离

tuō lí

to separate oneself from

撤离

chè lí

to withdraw from

远离

yuǎn lí

to be far from

隔离

gé lí

to separate

离奇

lí qí

odd

离职

lí zhí

to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study)

离不开

lí bu kāi

inseparable

离谱儿

lí pǔr

Scientific

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