kuílí

暌离

Word · VerbTraditional睽離

to part; to separate; to be estranged

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to part; to separate; to be estranged from

literary

Literary term used in written Chinese to express separation from people or one's homeland, often implying a lengthy or emotional estrangement.

Kuí睽
lí离
yǒu有
nián年
 ，
bù不
shèng胜
sī思
niàn念
 。

We have been separated for many years, and I miss you beyond measure.

Yóu由
yú于
zhàn战
luàn乱
 ，
tā他
yú与
jiā家
rén人
kuí睽
lí离
duō多
nián年
 。

Due to the war, he was separated from his family for many years.

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Xiōng兄
dì弟
kuí睽
lí离
 ，
bù不
zhī知
hé何
shí时
néng能
zài再
xiāng相
jiàn见
 。

The brothers are separated, and no one knows when they can meet again.

Kuí睽
lí离
gù故
tǔ土
 ，
sī思
xiāng乡
xīn心
qiè切
 。

Separated from his homeland, he is desperately homesick.