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

HSK 1

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.

HSK 4

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 has the same meaning but is more formal.

Stroke Order

离 lí

家 jiā