离 meaning and pronunciation

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离 English definition

  • to leave
  • to part from
  • to be away from
  • (in giving distances) from
  • without (sth)
  • independent of
  • one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : mark;
  • : a divide, to partition;
  • : one hundredth; centi-;
  • : grain weight;
  • : widow;
  • : pear; CL:個|个[ge4];
  • : basket for removing earth; spade;
  • : 㡭
  • : to seep through;
  • : go with current; mucus; spittle;
  • : plow;
  • : black ox; yak;
  • : raccoon dog; fox-like animal;
  • : colored glaze; glass;
  • : a fence;
  • : (literary) to bind; to fasten; rope;
  • : bridal veil or kerchief;
  • : happen to; sorrow; suffer from;
  • : red algae; Gracilaria, several species, some edible; Japanese ogonori; arch. used for vanilla-like herb;
  • : chenopodiaceae;
  • : name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album;
  • : clam;
  • : calabash;
  • : bride's veil or kerchief;
  • : raccoon
  • : dregs of wine;
  • : black horse; jet steed; good horse; legendary black dragon;
  • : eel;
  • : Chinese oriole;
  • : Li ethnic group of Hainan Province; surname Li; abbr. for Lebanon 黎巴嫩[Li2 ba1 nen4];
  • : dark; sallow color;

Sentences examples with 离

  • 希望它离公司近。
    Xīwàng tā lí gōngsī jìn.
  • 我们家离公司很近。
    Wǒmen jiā lí gōngsī hěn jìn.
  • 我家离学校很近。
    Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.
  • 我家离公司很远。
    Wǒ jiā lí gōngsī hěn yuǎn.
  • 下个月我要离开一段时间,你好好照顾自己。
    Xià gè yuè wǒ yào líkāi yīduàn shíjiān, nǐ hǎohǎo zhàogù zìjǐ.

Words containing 离, by HSK level