leave, depart; go away; separate

DEFINITIONS

離 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

WORDS

乳 lí rǔ to be weaned; weaning
任 lí rèn to leave office; to leave one's post
休 lí xiū to retire; to leave work and rest (euphemism for compulsory retirement of old cadres)
別 lí bié to leave (on a long journey); to part from sb
去 lí qù to leave; to exit
合 lí hé clutch (in car gearbox); separation and reunion
合器 lí hé qì clutch (mechanics)
合板 lí hé bǎn clutch pedal
合詞 lí hé cí separable word (in Chinese grammar)
奇 lí qí odd; bizarre
奇有趣 lí qí yǒu qù quaint
婚 lí hūn to divorce; divorced from (one's spouse)
子 lí zǐ ion
子交換 lí zǐ jiāo huàn ion exchange
子鍵 lí zǐ jiàn ionic bond (chemistry)
宮 lí gōng detached palace; imperial villa
家出走 lí jiā chū zǒu to leave home (to live somewhere else)
家別井 lí jiā bié jǐng to leave home; to abandon one's family
岸 lí àn offshore
岸價 lí àn jià free on board (FOB) (transportation)
島 lí dǎo outlying islands
島區 lí dǎo qū Islands District of the New Territories, Hong Kong
心 lí xīn to be at odds with; centrifugal (force)
心分機 lí xīn fēn lí jī centrifuge
心力 lí xīn lì centrifugal force