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离开

lí kāi · li kai

Traditional 離開

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to depart; to leave
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Closing time

  1. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)快(kuài)关门(guānmén)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)离开(líkāi)吧(ba)。

    The park is closing soon. Let us leave.

  2. Dengdeng

    再(zài)坐(zuò)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)，我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)离开(líkāi)。

    Five more minutes. I don't want to leave.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每次(měicì)都(dōu)说(shuō)五(wǔ)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    You always say five minutes.

  4. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)是(shì)真的(zhēnde)。

    This time it is true.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，保安(bǎoān)已经(yǐjīng)在(zài)等(děng)我们(wǒmen)离开(líkāi)了(le)。

    Look, the guard is already waiting for us to leave.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)马上(mǎshàng)离开(líkāi)！

    Okay, let's leave right now!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)希(xī)望(wàng)离(lí)开(kāi)那(nà)个(ge)城(chéng)市(shì)，并(bìng)且(qiě)不(bú)再(zài)回(huí)来(lái)。

I hope to leave that city, and never come back.

Tatoeba: Chinese by linzilyu · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)命(mìng)令(lìng)我(wǒ)立(lì)刻(kè)离(lí)开(kāi)这(zhè)个(ge)房(fáng)间(jiān)。

He commanded me to leave the room immediately.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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离
lí

to leave; to part from

开
kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

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