离家

離家

líjiā

verb #4,971

Meanings

1 to leave home
2 to be away from home

Characters

to leave; to be apart from

Examples

他十八岁就离家去上大学了。

Tā shíbā suì jiù líjiā qù shàng dàxué le.

He left home to go to college at eighteen.

离家太久了，我很想念妈妈。

Líjiā tài jiǔ le, wǒ hěn xiǎngniàn māma.

I've been away from home too long, I really miss my mom.

Tips

usage

离家 is a verb-object phrase. You can insert modifiers between the two characters: 离开家 (líkāi jiā) has the same meaning but is more formal.

Stroke Order

离 lí

家 jiā