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离
lí
Description
"离"表示两个地方或时间之间的距离。
"离" indicates the distance between two places or times.
它也可以表示离开一个地方。
It can also mean to leave a place.
Meanings
离lí
away from; at a distance from
我家离学校很近。
My home is very close to the school.
离lí
to leave; to depart from
他很早就离家了。
He left home very early.
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Notes
- Nuance
离 marks distance between two points; 从 marks a starting point of movement.
- Etymology
originally meant "to separate"; the sense of measuring distance developed later.
In videos
“这个公园离图书馆开车差不多2分钟。”
“第四个，这个国家离中国很近，”
“就是离现在时间很久以前的照片”
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