离 離
lí
HSK level: HSK 2
Meaning
to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bā guà, symbolizing fire; ☲
Other reading: chī
mythical beast (archaic)
Other reading: Lí
surname Li
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Characters
Examples
离这儿远吗？
Lí zhè r yuǎn ma?
Is it far from here?
离这里不远。
Lí zhè lǐ bù yuǎn.
It's not far from here to there.
离这儿有多远？
Lí zhè r yǒu duō yuǎn?
How far is it from here?
Words with this character
离开 lí kāi to depart距离 jù lí distance离婚 lí hūn to divorce分离 fēn lí to separate远离 yuǎn lí to be far from脱离 tuō lí to separate oneself from隔离 gé lí to separate撤离 chè lí to withdraw from离不开 lí bu kāi inseparable离职 lí zhí to leave one's job temporarily离奇 lí qí odd形影不离 xíng yǐng bù lí inseparable悲欢离合 bēi huān lí hé joys and sorrows离谱儿 lí pǔ r erhua form of 离谱 lí pǔ别离 bié lí to take leave of离别 lí bié to leave逃离 táo lí to run out离家出走 lí jiā chū zǒu to leave home离骚 Lí Sāo On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原 Qū Yuán in Songs of Chu 楚辞 Chǔ cí离石 Lí shí see 离石区 Lí shí Qū背离 bèi lí to depart from剥离 bō lí to peel抽离 chōu lí to remove