距
离

Distance in Chinese: 距离 (jù lí)

jù lí

distance

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 距離2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1distance
  2. 2to be apart from

Stroke order

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距
离

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄩˋ

jù

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˊ

lí

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

距离

Simplified

距離

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我无法判断距离。

    wǒ wú fǎ pàn duàn jù lí。

    I can't judge distance.

  • 纽约和伦敦距离多远？

    niǔ yuē hé lún dūn jù lí duō yuǎn？

    What is the distance between New York and London?

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Related words

离

lí

to leave

距

jù

at a distance of

离开

lí kāi

to depart

离婚

lí hūn

to divorce

差距

chā jù

disparity

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

焦距

jiāo jù

focal length

离奇

lí qí

odd

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