lí

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Character · Verb · NounTraditional離

leave; separate; distance; pear

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Meanings

4 senses · 17 examples
1.

verb

to leave; to depart from

Used for leaving a place, person, or situation.

Tā他
zuó昨
tiān天
lí离
kāi开
le了
Shàng上
Hǎi海
 。

He left Shanghai yesterday.

Qǐng请
bù不
yào要
lí离
kāi开
zuò座
wèi位
 。

Please do not leave your seat.

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Tā他
lí离
xiāng乡
dǎ打
gōng工
yǐ已
jīng经
wǔ五
nián年
le了
 。

He has left his hometown to work for five years.

Huǒ火
chē车
lí离
zhàn站
hái还
yǒu有
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
 。

There are ten minutes before the train departs the station.

Tā她
lí离
wǒ我
ér而
qù去
le了
 。

She left me and went away.

2.

verb

to separate; to part with

Used for breaking a connection or bond between people or things.

Zhè这
duì对
fū夫
qī妻
yīn因
wèi为
gōng工
zuò作
fēn分
lí居
liǎng两
dì地
 。

This couple lives apart due to their jobs.

Tā他
tuō脱
lí离
le了
yuán原
lái来
de的
gōng公
sī司
 。

He separated from his former company.

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Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
bèi背
lí离
zì自
jǐ己
de的
yuán原
zé则
 。

We cannot deviate from our principles.

Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
yuán元
sù素
kě可
yǐ以
fēn分
lí离
 。

These two elements can be separated.

Tā他
hé和
jiā家
rén人
lí离
sàn散
le了
duō多
nián年
 。

He has been separated from his family for many years.

3.

noun

distance; gap

Used to refer to the spatial or temporal gap between two points.

Wǒ我
men们
zhī之
jiān间
de的
jù距
lí离
hěn很
yuǎn远
 。

There is a long distance between us.

Xué学
xiào校
lí离
wǒ我
jiā家
yǒu有
liǎng两
gōng公
lǐ里
 。

The school is two kilometers away from my home.

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Zhè这
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
lí离
wán完
chéng成
hái还
yǒu有
yī一
duàn段
jù距
lí离
 。

There is still some distance before this project is completed.

Tā他
lí离
mù目
biāo标
hái还
chà差
hěn很
duō多
 。

He is still far from his goal.

Shí时
jiān间
lí离
jié截
zhǐ止
rì日
qī期
zhǐ只
shèng剩
yī一
tiān天
le了
 。

There is only one day left before the deadline.

4.

noun

pear (archaic/ literary)

literary

This meaning is mostly used in classical Chinese or formal literary contexts today.

lí梨
yuán园
dì弟
zǐ子

opera performers (lit: pear garden disciples)

lí离
zhī支

ancient name for lychee (obsolete)