离

lí

“To leave” in Chinese is 离 (lí).

Other characters with the syllable li: see all 20 →

Meaning

to leave
to part from
to be away from

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(in giving distances) from
without (sth)
independent of
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire
☲
mythical beast (archaic)
surname Li

Example

请马上离开！

Leave now!

From 离开 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 离

离开líkāito depart; to leaveHSK 2 离婚líhūnto divorceHSK 3 距离jùlídistanceHSK 4 离不开lí bu kāiinseparableHSK 4 分离fēnlíto separateHSK 5 脱离tuōlíto separate oneself fromHSK 5 撤离chèlíto withdraw fromHSK 6 远离yuǎnlíto be far fromHSK 6

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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