lí

离

away from (distance)

HSK 2.0 · 2 HSK 3.0 · 2
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Words with 离

离开 lí kāi to depart; to leave HSK 2
离婚 lí hūn to divorce HSK 3
距离 jù lí distance; to be apart from HSK 4
离不开 lí bu kāi inseparable; inevitably linked to HSK 4
分离 fēn lí to separate HSK 5
脱离 tuō lí to separate oneself from; to break away from HSK 5
远离 yuǎn lí to be far from; to keep away from HSK 6
撤离 chè lí to withdraw from; to evacuate HSK 6
隔离 gé lí to separate; to isolate HSK 7–9
离职 lí zhí to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study); to leave one's job; to resign HSK 7–9
离奇 lí qí odd; bizarre HSK 7–9
形影不离 xíng yǐng bù lí inseparable (as form and shadow) HSK 7–9

Examples from your lessons

  • 你家离这儿远吗? Is your home far from here? Lesson 16
  • 请问,机场离这儿远吗? Excuse me, is the airport far from here? Lesson 16
  • 我们住的宾馆离机场很近。 The hotel we stayed at was close to the airport. Lesson 24
  • 他的公司离家很远,坐车要一个小时。 His company is far from home; it takes an hour by car. 爸爸的一天
  • 我家离学校不太远,走路要二十分钟。 My home isn't very far from school; it's a twenty-minute walk. 怎么去学校
  • 宾馆离车站很近,走路只要十分钟。 The hotel was close to the station — only a ten-minute walk. 去年的旅游

Character facts

Radical
禸 rump
Parts
亠 + 凶 + 禸
Structure
Top–bottom
Unicode
U+79BB

Pictographic: An animal standing straight; 亠 is the head