偏离

偏離
piānlí
verb #6,538

Meanings

  1. 1 to deviate
  2. 2 to stray from
  3. 3 to veer off

Examples

HSK 4
Bùyào piānlí zhǔtí.
Don't stray from the topic.
HSK 6
Fēijī piānlí le hángxiàn.
The plane deviated from its flight path.
HSK 7-9
Tā de xíngwéi piānlí le gōngsī de jiàzhíguān.
His behavior deviated from the company's values.

Tips

usage
偏离 is used both literally (deviating from a path or course) and figuratively (straying from a topic, standard, or principle). Common collocations: 偏离航线, 偏离主题, 偏离轨道.

Stroke Order

piān