離 (lei4 | li2) : leave; away from

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離

lei4

li2

[1] leave; depart from; be separate from
[2] be away from; be at a distance from
[3] be without; be independent of

Stroke count: 19

Level: 2

Radical: (#172)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

離 / 离

This word has been viewed 13025 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th May 2013 11:32

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離開 lei4 hoi1 li2 kai1 = to leave; to depart; to separate

隔離 gaak3 lei4 = to isolate, to separate; isolation

離婚 lei4 fan1 li2 hun1 = to divorce

離譜 lei4 pou2 li2 pu3 = ridiculous; too much

離氣 lei4 hei3 = incompetent; disadvantageous 粵

距離 keoi5 lei4 ju4 li2 = distance; to distance; to be apart

脫離 tyut3 lei4 tuo1 li2 = break away from

脫離本題 tyut3 lei4 bun2 tai4 tuo1 li2 ben3 ti2 = to change the subject; to digress from the topic under discussion

脫離關係 tyut3 lei4 gwaan1 hai6 tuo1 li2 guan1 xi4 = to break off relations; to cut ties

脫離實際 tyut3 lei4 sat6 zai3 tuo1 li2 shi2 ji4 = to be out of touch with reality

脫離危險 tyut3 lei4 ngai4 him2 tuo1 li2 wei1 xian3 = to be out of danger; to be out of the woods

分離 fan1 lei4 fen1 li2 = to separate

離境 lei4 ging2 li2 jing4 = leave a country

離職 lei4 zik1 = leave one's post; separation from service

離奇 lei4 kei4 li2 qi2 = odd; bizarre

等離子 dang2 lei4 zi2 deng3 li2 zi3 = plasma (related to physics)

離島 lei4 dou2 = outer islands

離子 lei4 zi2 li2 zi3 = ion

支離 zi1 lei4 = disperse, all broken up

離線 lei4 sin3 li2 xian4 = offline; off-line

等離子體 dang2 lei4 zi2 tai2 deng3 li2 zi3 ti3 = plasma

不可分離 bat1 ho2 fan1 lei4 bu4 ke3 fen1 li2 = inseparable 國

不即不離 bat1 zik1 bat1 lei4 bu4 ji2 bu4 li2 = be neither too familiar nor too distant; keep sb at arm's length 國

不大離兒 bat1 daai6 lei4 ji4 bu4 da4 li2 er5 = pretty close; just about right; not bad 國

離心 lei4 sam1 = fly out at a tangent; centrifugal

離心力 lei4 sam1 lik6 = centrifugal force

偏差距離 pin1 caa1 keoi5 lei4 pian1 cha1 ju4 li2 = offset distance

偏離 pin1 lei6 pian1 li2 = deviate; diverge; wander

八九不離十 baat3 gau2 bat1 lei4 sap6 ba1 jiu3 bu4 li2 shi2 = pretty close; very near; about right

分離主義 fan1 lei4 zyu2 ji6 fen1 li2 zhu3 yi4 = separatism

分離份子 fan1 lei4 fan6 zi2 fen1 li2 fen4 zi3 = separatist

離開北京 lei4 hoi1 bak1 ging1 li2 kai1 bei3 jing1 = to leave Beijing; to depart from Beijing

離開故鄉 lei4 hoi1 gu3 hoeng1 li2 kai1 gu4 xiang4 = to leave one's homeland

離奇有趣 lei4 kei4 jau5 ceoi3 li2 qi2 you3 qu4 = quaint

離子交換 lei4 zi2 gaau1 wun6 li2 zi3 jiao1 huan4 = ion exchange

別離 bit6 lei4 bie2 li2 = to leave

悲歡離合 bei1 fun1 lei6 hap6 bei1 huan1 li2 he2 = joys and sorrows; partings and reunions - vicissitudes of life

不離兒 bat1 lei4 ji4 bu4 li2 er5 = not bad; pretty good; pretty close 國

種族隔離 zung2 zuk6 gaak3 lei4 zhong3 zu2 ge2 li2 = [n] apartheid, racial segregation

遠離 jyun5 lei4 yuan3 li2 = to be move away from; far from

離家出走的少年 lei4 gaa1 ceot1 zau2 dik1 siu3 nin4 = runaway teenager 國

離家出走 lei4 gaa1 ceot1 zau2 li2 jia1 chu1 zou3 = run away from home

離島居民 lei4 dou2 geoi1 man4 = islanders

撤離 cit3 lei4 = evacuation

挑撥離間 tiu1 but6 lei4 gaan3 = to sow discord; to incite one against the other; to play A off against B

離合器 lei4 hap6 hei3 li2 he2 qi4 = a clutch

離心機 lei4 sam1 gei1 li2 xin1 ji1 = a centrifuge (machine)

遠距離鏡頭 jyun5 keoi5 lei4 geng3 tau4 yuan3 ju4 li2 jing4 tou2 = a telephoto lens

等距離 dang2 keoi5 lei4 deng3 ju4 li2 = equidistance

離去 lei4 heoi3 li2 qu4 = go away; depart; leave

離去角 lei4 heoi3 gok3 li2 qu4 jiao3 = angle of departure

離心離德 lei4 sam1 lei4 dak1 li2 xin1 li2 de2 = dissension and discord; disunity

遠距離操縱 jyun5 keoi5 lei4 cou1 zung3 yuan3 ju4 li2 cao1 zong4 = remote control; telecontrol

寸步不離 cyun3 bou6 bat1 lei4 cun4 bu4 bu4 li2 = to stay close to; stay within close distance to; not even leave a step

離行離迾 lei4 hong4 lei4 laat6 = wild off the mark 粵

離遠 lei4 jyun5 = at a distance; from far away

負離子 fu6 lei4 zi2 = ionic straight hair

三句話不離本行 saam1 geoi3 waa6 bat1 lei4 bun2 hong4 san1 ju4 hua4 bu4 li2 ben3 xing2 = talk shop; talk shop all the time 國

離別 lei4 bit6 li2 bie2 = to leave or part from (when going on a long journey)

迷離 mai4 lei4 mi2 li2 = blurred, misted

脫離苦海 tyut3 lei4 fu2 hoi2 tuo1 li2 ku3 hai3 = to escape suffering; to escape from the abyss of misery

上陣不離父子兵 soeng5 zan6 bat1 lei4 fu6 zi2 bing1 shang4 zhen4 bu4 li2 fu4 zi3 bing1 = good relationship between son and father; blood is thicker than water

打死不離親兄弟 daa2 sei2 bat1 lei4 can1 hing1 dai6 da3 si3 bu4 li2 qin1 xiong1 di4 = good relationship between brothers; blood is thicker than water 粵

離行離辣 lei4 hong4 lei4 laat6 = wildly inaccurate; off target 粵

離場 lei4 coeng4 = departure

流離浪蕩 lau4 lei4 long6*5 dong6 liu2 li2 lang4 dang4 = loiter about aimlessly; destitute and homeless

流離失所 lau4 lei4 sat1 so2 liu2 li2 shi1 suo3 = destitute and homeless; forced from one's home and wandering about, displaced

離棄 lei4 hei3 li2 qi4 = abandon; leave

離離合合 lei4 lei4 hap6 hap6 li2 li2 he2 he2 = to seperate and reunite over and over again

離鄉別井 lei4 hoeng1 bit6 zeng2 li2 xiang1 bie2 jing3 = to move away from one's hometown or motherland and move somewhere else 粵

離異 lei4 ji6 li2 yi4 = divorce

若即若離 joek6 zik1 joek6 lei4 ruo4 ji2 ruo4 li2 = to be at arm's length with sb

駛離 sai2 lei4 shi3 li2 = drive away (from) by car

妻離子散 cai1 lei4 zi2 saan3 qi1 li2 zi3 san4 = breaking up of a family; to be abandonded by one's wife and for one's kids to scatter off

離題 lei4 tai4 li2 ti2 = off-topic / OT; digression; out of topic

七支八離 cat1 zi1 baat3 lei4 qi1 zhi1 ba1 li2 = 1. disorderly; in disarray; a mess 2. totally pooped; fatigue; tired out; exhausted; drained 粵

甩甩離 lat1 lat1 lei4 shuai3 shuai3 li2 = on the verge of falling off; about to come off 粵

貌合神離 maau6 hap6 san4 lei4 mao4 he2 shen2 li2 = outwardly appear to be unity, yet inwardly be in discord; to merely appear to be in good relations, yet be exactly the opposite; nominal friends

離島區 lei4 dou2 keoi1 li2 dao3 qu1 = Islands district, outer islands area

離隊 lei4 deoi6*2 li2 dui4 = withdraw from one's position; leave a team or post

疏離 so1 lei4 shu1 li2 = estranged; become alienated

逃離 tou4 lei4 tao2 li2 = to run out; to escape

近距離接觸 gan6 keoi5 lei4 zip3 zuk1 jin4 ju4 li2 jie1 chu4 = close contact

離晒罩 lei4 saai3 zaau3 li2 shai4 zhao4 = ridiculous; outrageous 粵

離晒譜 lei4 saai3 pou2 li2 shai4 pu3 = totally outrageous; you got to be kidding; ridiculous 粵

離晒大譜 lei4 saai3 daai6 pou2 li2 shai4 da4 pu3 = you've got to be kidding; totally outrageous; ridiculous 粵

秤不離砣 cing3 bat1 lei4 to4 cheng4 bu4 li2 tuo2 = inseparable from each other 粵

撲朔迷離 pok3 sok3 mai4 lei4 pu1 shuo4 mi2 li2 = bewildering; intricate

粒子的結合和分離 lap1 zi2 dik1 git3 hap6 wo4 fan1 lei4 li4 zi3 de5 jie2 he2 he2 fen1 li2 = joining and separating particles 國

距離公式 keoi5 lei4 gung1 sik1 ju4 li2 gong1 shi4 = [math.] distance formula

嚴格隔離 jim4 gaak3 gaak3 lei4 yan2 ge2 ge2 li2 = rigorous isolation

氣體離心 hei3 tai2 lei4 sam1 qi4 ti3 li2 xin1 = gas centrifuge

遠距離監視 jyun5 keoi5 lei4 gaam1 si6 yuan3 ju4 li2 jian1 shi4 = off-site monitoring

拳不離手，曲不離口 kyun4 bat1 lei4 sau2 kuk1 bat1 lei4 hau2 quan2 bu4 li4 shou3 qu1 bu4 li4 kou3 = no day without a line

擅離職守 sin6 lei4 zik1 sau2 shan4 li2 zhi2 shou3 = AWOL (Absent Without Leave, military term)

離群索居 lei4 kwan4 sok3 geoi1 lin2 qun2 suo3 ju1 = live a life secluded from others; live in solitude

仳離 pei2 lei4 pi3 li2 = divorce; separate (classical Chinese)

顛沛流離 din1 pui3 lau4 lei4 dian1 pei4 liu2 li2 = roam around; live a vagrant life; wander around

功利性離婚 gung1 lei6 sing3 lei4 fan1 gong1 li4 xing4 li2 hun1 = profit-driven divorce

離地 lei4 dei6 li2 di4 = lose touch 粵

離島碼頭 lei4 dou2 maa5 tau4 = Outlying Island Ferry Pier

離石 lei4 sek6 li2 shi2 = Lishi (place in Shanxi)

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當你睇到呢封信嘅時候﹐我已經離開咗香港。粵
By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong.
[This line of dialogue is often heard in TV soap operas! :-)]

一日一蘋果，醫生遠離我。
An apple a day, keeps the doctor away.

你離緊去邊度做呀？粵
Where will you work in the future?

危難中，"有子不需父上前"；搶險時，"上陣不離父子兵"。
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.

當你蹣跚學步時，爸爸離開咗我哋粵
Father left us when you were still tottering while learning to walk.

香港嘅英文脫離咗粵
The English spoken in Hong Kong is worse than before.
[Lit. Hong Kong [possessive particle] English broken away-already]

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