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撤离

撤離
chèlí
verb HSK 6 #4,986

Meanings

  1. 1 to withdraw; to evacuate
  2. 2 to pull out (from a location)

Characters

撤
chè
to withdraw; to remove; to pull back
离
lí
to leave; to depart; to be away from
To pull back and leave - an organized withdrawal from a location.

Examples

HSK 3
大使馆开始撤离人员。
Dàshǐguǎn kāishǐ chèlí rényuán.
The embassy began evacuating personnel.
HSK 4
居民被紧急撤离。
Jūmín bèi jǐnjí chèlí.
Residents were urgently evacuated.
HSK 7-9
军队已经撤离了战区。
Jūnduì yǐjīng chèlí le zhànqū.
The army has withdrawn from the war zone.

Tips

usage
撤离 is used for emergency evacuations, military withdrawals, and diplomatic pullouts. More urgent than 离开 (to leave). Common collocations: 紧急撤离 (emergency evacuation), 撤离现场 (evacuate the scene).

Stroke Order

撤 chè
离 lí