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离
離
lí
1. to leave
2. to part from
3. to be away from
4. (in giving distances) from
5. without (sth)
6. independent of
7. one of the Eight Trigrams [[八卦<bāguà>]], symbolizing fire
8. [[☲]]
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

离
lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
HSK 2 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

乖离
guāilí
to part
偏离
piānlí
to deviate
分离
fēnlí
to separate
别离
biélí
to take leave of
剥离
bōlí
to peel
劈离
pīlí
split
叛离
pànlí
to betray
抽离
chōulí
to remove
抛离
pāolí
to desert
撤离
chèlí
to withdraw from
支离
zhīlí
fragmented
流离
liúlí
homeless and miserable
疏离
shūlí
to become alienated
背离
bèilí
to depart from
脱离
tuōlí
to separate oneself from
HSK 6
解离
jiělí
dissociation
距离
jùlí
distance
HSK 4
迷离
mílí
blurred
逃离
táolí
to run out
游离
yóulí
to disassociate

Example Sentences (5)

请问，这儿离新京宾馆远吗？
Qǐngwèn, zhèr lí Xīnjīng Bīnguǎn yuǎn ma?
Excuse me, is it far from here to the Xinjing Hotel?
Text 4
你家离公司远吗？
Nǐ jiā lí gōng sī yuǎn ma?
Is your home far from the company?
Text 3
我弟弟让我帮他找个房子，现在他家离公司有点儿远。
Wǒ dìdi ràng wǒ bāng tā zhǎo gè fángzi, xiànzài tā jiā lí gōngsī yǒu diǎnr yuǎn.
My younger brother asked me to help him find a house. Right now his home is a bit far from the company.
Text 4
今天？离我的生日还有一个多星期呢！
Jīntiān? Lí wǒ de shēngrì hái yǒu yí gè duō xīngqī ne!
Today? My birthday is still more than a week away!
Text 4
好吧，离这儿不远有一个中国饭馆，走几分钟就到了。
Hǎo ba, lí zhèr bù yuǎn yǒu yí gè Zhōngguó fànguǎn, zǒu jǐ fēnzhōng jiù dào le.
Okay, there's a Chinese restaurant not far from here; it's a few minutes' walk.
Text 4

Alternate Entries

离
lí
mythical beast (archaic)
HSK 2
离
Lí
surname Li
HSK 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
417
Word Frequency Rank
132 of 84,292