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偏离

piān lí · pian li

Traditional 偏離

Meaning

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  1. to deviate
  2. to diverge
  3. to wander
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A wrong turn

  1. Dengdeng

    导航(dǎoháng)说(shuō)我们(wǒmen)已经(yǐjīng)偏离(piānlí)路线(lùxiàn)了(le)。

    The GPS says we have already left the route.

  2. Liangliang

    偏离(piānlí)了(le)多少(duōshao)？

    How far off are we?

  3. Dengdeng

    三百米(sānbǎimǐ)。你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)看(kàn)导航(dǎoháng)？

    Three hundred meters. Why did you not look at the GPS just now?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看到(kàndào)路边(lùbiān)有(yǒu)卖(mài)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)的(de)，就(jiù)开过去(kāiguòqù)了(le)。

    I saw someone selling roast sweet potatoes by the road, so I drove over.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)这次(zhècì)偏离(piānlí)值得(zhíde)，我(wǒ)要(yào)两个(liǎnggè)！

    Then this detour is worth it. I want two!

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In a sentence

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01

现(xiàn)代(dài)人(rén)已(yǐ)经(jīng)偏(piān)离(lí)上(shàng)帝(dì)和(hé)自(zì)然(rán)了(le)。

Modern man has moved far away from God and from nature.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jacintoo · English by carlosalberto · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

船(chuán)体(tǐ)受(shòu)损(sǔn)，偏(piān)离(lí)航(háng)线(xiàn)。

The ship was damaged and veered off course.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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