离lí(in giving distances) from
离 (lí) means "(in giving distances) from" or "to leave." It appears in 我家离学校很近。 (My home is very close to school.) and 他十八岁离了家。 (He left home at eighteen.) In the dialogue, A asks 这儿离机场远吗? (Is it far from here to the airport?) B replies 不远,离这儿很近。 (Not far, it's very close to here.)
What does 离 mean?
- 1.
(in giving distances) frompreposition
- 2.
to leaveverb
What does the character 离 mean?
- 离(in giving distances) from
How do you use 离?
See it in 离学校很近 and 离了家
What are some examples of 离 in a sentence?
How is 离 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
这儿离机场远吗?
Zhèr lí jīchǎng yuǎn ma?
Is it far from here to the airport?
- Speaker B:
不远,离这儿很近。
Bù yuǎn, lí zhèr hěn jìn.
Not far, it's very close to here.
- Speaker A:
坐地铁要多长时间?
Zuò dìtiě yào duō cháng shíjiān?
How long does it take by subway?
- Speaker B:
二十分钟。
Èrshí fēnzhōng.
Twenty minutes.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.