rare beast; strange; elegant

HSK 2 #418

DEFINITIONS

离 lí
  • surname Li
  • 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
离 chī
  • mythical beast (archaic)

STROKES

WORDS

shū lí to become alienated; estranged; alienation; disaffection; set wide apart
众叛亲 zhòng pàn qīn lí lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom); fig. to find oneself utterly isolated
碳隔 tàn gé lí carbon sequestration
种族隔 zhǒng zú gé lí apartheid
危险 tuō lí wēi xiǎn out of danger; to avoid danger
苦海 tuō lí kǔ hǎi to escape from the abyss of suffering; to shed off a wretched plight
自动合 zì dòng lí hé automatic clutch
jiě lí dissociation; to break up a chemical compound into its elements
性人格疾患 jiě lí xìng rén gé jí huàn dissociative identity disorder; multiple personality disorder
调虎山 diào hǔ lí shān to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom); to lure an enemy away from his territory
貌合心 mào hé xīn lí the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
资产剥 zī chǎn bō lí asset stripping
近距 jìn jù lí close range
近距无线通讯 jìn jù lí wú xiàn tōng xùn (computing) near-field communication (NFC)
惝恍 mí lí chǎng huǎng indistinct; blurred; bewildering; confusing to the eye (idiom)
马虎 mí lí mǎ hu muddle-headed
远距 yuǎn jù lí long-distance
远距监视 yuǎn jù lí jiān shì off-site monitoring
qiān lí to move away; to change residence
医药分 yī yào fēn lí separating medical consultation from dispensing drugs, proposed policy to counteract perceived PRC problem of "drugs serving to nourish doctors" 以藥養醫|以药养医[yi3 yao4 yang3 yi1]
子 zhòng lí zǐ heavy ion (physics)
子电池 lǐ lí zǐ diàn chí lithium ion battery
钱多事少家近 qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn lots of money, less work, and close to home; ideal job
长距比赛 cháng jù lí bǐ sài marathon (sports)
shǎn lí to get divorced shortly after marriage; to resign shortly after getting employed