别离

別離

biélí

verb #25,639

Meanings

1 to part from
2 to leave
3 separation
4 parting

Characters

to separate; to part

to leave; to part from

Examples

每次别离都令她心酸。

Měicì biélí dōu lìng tā xīnsuān.

Every parting makes her heart ache.

他们在火车站依依不舍地别离。

Tāmen zài huǒchēzhàn yīyī-bùshě de biélí.

They parted reluctantly at the train station.

战乱迫使他们骨肉别离。

Zhànluàn pòshǐ tāmen gǔròu biélí.

The war forced them to be separated from their own flesh and blood.

Tips

register

别离 is more literary and emotional than the everyday 分开 or 分别. It is often found in poetry, songs, and formal writing to express the sorrow of parting.

Stroke Order

别 bié

离 lí