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离lí(in giving distances) from

HSK 2word

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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. 1.

    (in giving distances) frompreposition

  2. 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?

  1. 我家离学校很近。

    Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.

    My home is very close to school.

  2. 他十八岁离了家。

    Tā shíbā suì lí le jiā.

    He left home at eighteen.

How is 离 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这儿离机场远吗?

    Zhèr lí jīchǎng yuǎn ma?

    Is it far from here to the airport?

  2. Speaker B:

    不远,离这儿很近。

    Bù yuǎn, lí zhèr hěn jìn.

    Not far, it's very close to here.

  3. Speaker A:

    坐地铁要多长时间?

    Zuò dìtiě yào duō cháng shíjiān?

    How long does it take by subway?

  4. Speaker B:

    二十分钟。

    Èrshí fēnzhōng.

    Twenty minutes.

Can you use 离 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (distance from): 我家___学校很近。 (My home is very close to school.)
  2. 2.What does 他十八岁离了家。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 这儿离机场远吗? mean?

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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.