离【lí】
HSK 2
- to leave
- to part from
- to be away from
- (in giving distances) from
- without (sth)
- independent of
- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from
- without (sth); independent of
- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing fire
This usage refers to physically moving away or separating from something or someone.
He left his hometown and went to another city.
We are about to part ways, I will be leaving here soon.
This usage implies being without something or being independent of something.
We can independently complete this project, without having to work with other teams.
离 is one of the Eight Trigrams in the Book of Changes (I Ching), symbolizing the element of fire and representing brightness, clarity, and illumination.
In the Eight Trigrams, 离 symbolizes fire, representing brightness and illumination.
Generated collocations (experimental)
lí kāi离开jiā家to leave homelí zhí离职to resignlí hūn离婚to get a divorcelí bié离别to part waysjù lí距离...yuǎn lí远离to be away from...lí kāi离开xīn lǐ心理to detach emotionallychī离kōng空to leave emptylí jīng pàn dào离经叛道to deviate from the classics (to rebel)lí zǐ离子ionlí xīn jī离心机centrifugelí xiàn离线offlineyuǎn lí远离to stay away fromlí pǔ离谱unreasonable (out of place)chī离cháng场to leave the venuechī离de地to be off the ground