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离

離
lí
preposition HSK 2 #554

Meanings

  1. 1 away from; apart from
  2. 2 to leave

Examples

学校离我家很近。
Xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn.
The school is very close to my home.
离考试还有三天。
Lí kǎoshì hái yǒu sān tiān.
There are still three days until the exam.
这里离车站不远。
Zhèlǐ lí chēzhàn bù yuǎn.
This place is not far from the station.

Tips

grammar
The pattern A 离 B + distance describes how far apart two things are: 我家离学校很近 (My home is close to the school). 离 can also express time distance: 离春节还有一个月 (There's still a month until Spring Festival).

Stroke Order

离 lí