偏离

偏離

piānlí

verb #6,538

Meanings

1 to deviate
2 to stray from
3 to veer off

Characters

to lean; to slant; biased

to leave; to separate

Examples

飞机偏离了航线。

Fēijī piānlí le hángxiàn.

The plane deviated from its flight path.

不要偏离主题。

Bùyào piānlí zhǔtí.

Don't stray from the topic.

他的行为偏离了公司的价值观。

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

偏 piān

离 lí