游离

游離

yóulí

verb #25,787

Meanings

1 to drift away from
2 to be free (of a substance)
3 to become detached
4 to wander away from a group

Characters

to roam; to wander; to swim

to leave; to depart from; to be separated

Examples

他的思绪游离于课堂之外。

Tā de sīxù yóulí yú kètáng zhī wài.

His thoughts drifted away from the classroom.

游离氯是饮用水消毒的常用手段。

Yóulí lǜ shì yǐnyòng shuǐ xiāodú de cháng yòng shǒuduàn.

Free chlorine is a common method for disinfecting drinking water.

Tips

usage

游离 has two main uses: in chemistry it means 'free' or 'unbound' (as in 游离氯, free chlorine); in everyday language it describes a person or mind wandering or becoming detached from something.

Stroke Order

游 yóu

离 lí