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距离

jù lí · ju li

Traditional 距離

HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. distance
  2. to be apart from
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How far is work?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)家(jiā)离(lí)公司(gōngsī)有多远(yǒuduōyuǎn)？

    How far is your home from the company?

  2. Dengdeng

    距离(jùlí)不远(bùyuǎn)，只有(zhǐyǒu)三(sān)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    The distance is not far, only three kilometers.

  3. Liangliang

    三公里(sāngōnglǐ)？你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)去(qù)公司(gōngsī)？

    Three kilometers? How do you get to work?

  4. Dengdeng

    走路(zǒulù)。边(biān)走(zǒu)边(biān)听(tīng)歌(gē)，距离(jùlí)很(hěn)短(duǎn)。

    I walk. I listen to songs on the way, so the distance feels short.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)不(bù)远(yuǎn)吗(ma)？一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)呢(ne)！

    Didn't you say it's not far? It takes an hour!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

由(yóu)于(yú)轨(guǐ)道(dào)是(shì)椭(tuǒ)圆(yuán)形(xíng)的(de)，行(xíng)星(xīng)和(hé)太(tài)阳(yáng)之(zhī)间(jiān)的(de)距(jù)离(lí)不(bú)会(huì)总(zǒng)是(shì)相(xiāng)同(tóng)。

Since the orbits are elliptical, the planets do not always have the same distance from the Sun.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

距(jù)离(lí)村(cūn)内(nèi)的(de)邮(yóu)政(zhèng)局(jú)不(bú)到(dào)一(yì)公(gōng)里(lǐ)。

It was less than one kilometer to the village post office.

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

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