离
Readings and meanings
- to be some distance away from a place
- to leave a place
- a Chinese family name
Examples
我的家离学校很近。
wǒ de jiā lí xué xiào hěn jìn
My home is very close to the school.
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他离开家去工作。
tā lí kāi jiā qù gōng zuò
He leaves home to go to work.
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离老师很爱帮助学生。
Lí lǎo shī hěn ài bāng zhù xué shēng
Teacher Li loves to help students.
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Words that use “离” as lí
离开lí kāito go away from a placeWordHSK 2离婚lí hūnto end a marriageWordHSK 3距离jù líthe amount of space between two places or thingsWordHSK 4离不开lí bu kāicannot leaveWordHSK 4分离fēn líto separateWordHSK 5脱离tuō líto leave a group or place and no longer be part of itWordHSK 5撤离chè líto leave a dangerous place quicklyWordHSK 6远离yuǎn líto be far away from a placeWordHSK 6
chī
chi1Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is lí.
- used to say how far one place or time is from another
- to leave (as in 离开)
Examples
我家离学校很近。
wǒ jiā lí xué xiào hěn jìn
My home is very close to the school.
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他明天离开这个城市。
tā míng tiān lí kāi zhè ge chéng shì
He is leaving this city tomorrow.
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Practice writing 离
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