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离

chī · chi/lí · li/Lí · li

Traditional 離

HSK 2

Meaning

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chī 离

  1. mythical beast (archaic)

lí 離

  1. to leave
  2. to part from
  3. to be away from
  4. (in giving distances) from
  5. without (sth)
  6. independent of
  7. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), symbolizing fire
  8. ☲

Lí 離

  1. surname Li
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How far is the lake?

  1. Dengdeng

    湖(hú)离(lí)这儿(zhèr)远(yuǎn)吗(ma)？

    Is the lake far from here?

  2. Liangliang

    不(bù)远(yuǎn)，离(lí)这儿(zhèr)只有(zhǐyǒu)五百(wǔbǎi)米(mǐ)。

    Not far. It is only 500 meters from here.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)走(zǒu)了(le)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)，湖(hú)呢(ne)？

    We have walked for half an hour. Where is the lake?

  4. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，湖(hú)离(lí)这儿(zhèr)五(wǔ)公里(gōnglǐ)，不是(bùshì)五百(wǔbǎi)米(mǐ)。

    Sorry, the lake is five kilometers from here, not 500 meters.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

花(huā)园(yuán)离(lí)你(nǐ)家(jiā)有(yǒu)多(duō)远(yuǎn)？

How far is the garden from your house?

Tatoeba: Chinese by anndiana · English by swingman57 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

离(lí)这(zhè)里(lǐ)最(zuì)近(jìn)的(de)失(shī)物(wù)招(zhāo)领(lǐng)处(chù)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)？

Where is the nearest lost and found?

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

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