Meaning
to leave; to depart; to go away; from
Chinese: 离开、距离。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “li” becomes a different word in each tone. 离 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 离开lí kāito depart; to leave
- 离婚lí hūnto divorce
- 距离jù lídistance; to be apart from
- 远离yuǎn líto be far from; to keep away from
- 离不开lí bu kāiinseparable; inevitably linked to
Example Sentence
火车站离这儿不远。Huǒ chē zhàn lí zhèr bù yuǎn.The train station is not far from here.
火车站huǒ chē zhàntrain station离chīmythical beast这儿zhè rhere不bùnot远yuǎnfar。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 離 (which had 隹, a bird). It means ‘to leave, depart, part from; to be away/distant from; without, apart from; one of the eight trigrams (fire)’ (离开, 距离, 离别).
A way to remember it
‘To leave / be apart from’: 离开 (leave), 距离 (distance).