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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

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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