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离 (lí): to leave, to be away from

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HSK 2verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to leave, to be away from
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 2
Strokes: 10
Radical: 忄
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

to leave
to part from
to be away from
(in giving distances) from
without (sth)
independent of
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4]
to leave
to part from
to be away from
to be distant from
without (something)
independent of
surname Li

Chinese explanation

表示空间或时间上的距离，即相隔、不在一起，如离家、离学校很远
表示离开、分离，如离别、离婚
表示缺少、相差，如离成功只差一步
也可作姓氏。

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