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离开
離開
líkāi
1. to depart
2. to leave
HSK 3

Character Breakdown

离
lí
rare beast; strange; elegant
HSK 2 10 丶
开
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (2)

离开人世
líkāirénshì
to die
离开故乡
líkāigùxiāng
to leave one's homeland

Example Sentences (3)

离开朋友，我们的生活一定会非常无聊。
Líkāi péngyǒu, wǒmen de shēnghuó yídìng huì fēicháng wúliáo.
Without friends, our lives will certainly be very boring.
Text 4
是啊，真不想离开北京。
Shì a, zhēn bù xiǎng líkāi Běijīng.
Yeah, I really don't want to leave Beijing.
Text 2
好，等一会儿你离开教室的时候，记得把灯关了。
Hǎo, děng yíhuìr nǐ líkāi jiàoshì de shíhou, jìde bǎ dēng guān le.
Okay, when you leave the classroom in a little while, remember to turn off the lights.
Text 1

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