撤离

撤離

chèlí

verb HSK 6 #4,986

Meanings

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

Characters

to withdraw; to remove; to pull back

to leave; to depart; to be away from

To pull back and leave — an organized withdrawal from a location.

Examples

居民被紧急撤离。

Jūmín bèi jǐnjí chèlí.

Residents were urgently evacuated.

军队已经撤离了战区。

Jūnduì yǐjīng chèlí le zhànqū.

The army has withdrawn from the war zone.

台风来了，赶紧撤离低洼地区。

Táifēng lái le, gǎnjǐn chèlí dī wādì qū.

The typhoon is coming, evacuate low-lying areas immediately.

大使馆开始撤离人员。

Dàshǐguǎn kāishǐ chèlí rényuán.

The embassy began evacuating personnel.

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