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距
jù
Description
"距"常常用在"距离"这个词里，表示两个地方或时间之间的差别有多大。
"距" is often used in the word "距离", indicating the difference between two places or times.
它也可以单独用，意思是"离"，比如"距今三年"。
It can also be used alone, meaning "from", as in "距今三年" (three years ago).
Meanings
距jù
to be apart from; distant from
我家距学校很近。
My home is very close to the school.
距jù
distance; gap (as a morpheme)
两点之间的距离是十米。
The distance between two points is ten meters.
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Notes
- Nuance
距 is more formal/written than 离, common in fixed phrases like 距今、距离.
- Etymology
originally meant a rooster's spur; extended to 'reach to, be apart from'.
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