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离 (lí): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 2

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HSK Vocabulary: 离

HSK words that contain this character.

离开

lí kāi

leave

距离

jù lí

distance; be away from

离婚

5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 离 is used in context

tā他

men们

qù去

nián年

lí离

hūn婚

le

Information

Pinyinlí

Meaningto be distant from

Strokes10

Radical忄

Traditional離

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#319

Zhuyinㄌㄧˊ

UnicodeU+79BB

CangjieYUBB

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lí hūn

divorce

HSK 5

脱离

tuō lí

separate oneself from; break away from

隔离

gé lí

isolate; keep apart; segregate

偏离

piān lí

deviate

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分离

fēn lí

to separate

形影不离

xíng yǐng bù lí

inseparable / always together

悲欢离合

bēi huān lí hé

the ups and downs of life / the joys and sorrows of life

撤离

chè lí

Evacuation

离奇

lí qí

bizarre / odd

离职

lí zhí

to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study)

离谱儿

lí pǔr

Out of line / Unreasonable

远离

yuǎn lí

to be far from

了

。

They got divorced last year.

tā他

míng明

tiān天

yào要

lí离

kāi开

zhè这

ge个

chéng城

shì市

。

He will leave this city tomorrow.

wǒ我

jiā家

lí离

xué学

xiào校

hěn很

jìn近

。

My home is very close to the school.

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