to be distant from; to leave (v.)
HSK 2
Traditional
離
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
梨 lí - pear (n.) | HSK 5
Phonetically similar words
里 lǐ - inside；in (n.) | HSK 1
粒 lì - granule; pellet; small particle (clf.) | HSK 6
Examples
我家离学校很近。 wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn. - My home is close to the school.
离这里最近的超市在哪里？ lí zhèlǐ zuì jìn de chāoshì zài nǎlǐ? - Where is the nearest supermarket from here?
他离开了家乡去工作。 tā líkāi le jiāxiāng qù gōngzuò. - He left his hometown for work.
公园离这里有多远？ gōngyuán lí zhèlǐ yǒu duō yuǎn? - How far is the park from here?
火车站离酒店很近。 huǒchēzhàn lí jiǔdiàn hěn jìn. - The train station is close to the hotel.
Phrases
离开 lí kāi - leave (v.) | HSK 3
距离 jù lí - distance; be away from (n.) | HSK 4
离婚 lí hūn - divorce (v.) | HSK 5
隔离 gé lí - isolate; keep apart; segregate (v.) | HSK 6
脱离 tuō lí - separate oneself from; break away from (v.) | HSK 6