離開 (lei4 hoi1 | li2 kai1) : to leave; to depart; to separate

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離開

lei4 hoi1

li2 kai1

to leave; to depart; to separate

Level: 2 Google Frequency: 4,620,000

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

離開 / 离开

This word has been viewed 5387 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 29th Aug 2004 21:00 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

離 lei4 - leave; away from
開 hoi1 - open

2 compounds containing this word:

離開北京 - to leave Beijing; to depart from Beijing
離開故鄉 - to leave one's homeland

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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! :-)]

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.

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

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*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *