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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
离 lí	离 \| 离* \| *离	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 / ☲	離 HSK 2


离开 líkāi	离开 \| 离开* \| *离开	to depart; to leave	離開 HSK 3


距离 jùlí	距离 \| 距离* \| *距离	distance / CL: 個｜个 / to be apart from	距離 HSK 4


隔离 gélí	隔离 \| 隔离* \| *隔离	to separate / to isolate	隔離 HSK 6


脱离 tuōlí	脱离 \| 脱离* \| *脱离	to separate oneself from / to break away from / diastasis (medicine) / abscission / abjunction (botany)	脫離 HSK 6


离线 líxiàn	离线 \| 离线* \| *离线	offline (computing)	離線


离子 lízǐ	离子 \| 离子* \| *离子	ion	離子


离去 líqù	离去 \| 离去* \| *离去	to leave / to exit	離去


剥离 bōlí	剥离 \| 剥离* \| *剥离	to peel / to strip / to peel off / to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc)	剝離


离奇 líqí	离奇 \| 离奇* \| *离奇	odd; bizarre	離奇


迷离 mílí	迷离 \| 迷离* \| *迷离	blurred / hard to make out distinctly	迷離


离职 lízhí	离职 \| 离职* \| *离职	to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study) / to leave one's job; to resign	離職


离岸 lí'àn	离岸 \| 离岸* \| *离岸	offshore	離岸


离不开 líbukāi	离不开 \| 离不开* \| *离不开	inseparable / inevitably linked to	離不開


远离 yuǎnlí	远离 \| 远离* \| *远离	to be far from / to keep away from	遠離


离石 Líshí	离石 \| 离石* \| *离石	Lishi district of Lüliang city 呂梁市｜吕梁市, Shanxi 山西	離石


离心 líxīn	离心 \| 离心* \| *离心	to be at odds with / centrifugal (force)	離心


光怪陆离 guāngguàilùlí	光怪陆离 \| 光怪陆离* \| *光怪陆离	monstrous and multicolored / grotesque and variegated	光怪陸離


离别 líbié	离别 \| 离别* \| *离别	to leave (on a long journey) / to part from sb	離別


偏离 piānlí	偏离 \| 偏离* \| *偏离	to deviate / to diverge / to wander	偏離


离世 líshì	离世 \| 离世* \| *离世	(archaic) to live in seclusion / to pass away	離世


游离 yóulí	游离 \| 游离* \| *游离	to disassociate / to drift away / to leave (a collective) / free (component)	遊離


分崩离析 fēnbēnglíxī	分崩离析 \| 分崩离析* \| *分崩离析	to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up / falling to pieces	分崩離析


擅离职守 shànlízhíshǒu	擅离职守 \| 擅离职守* \| *擅离职守	to abscond / to be absent without leave	擅離職守


离乱 líluàn	离乱 \| 离乱* \| *离乱	social upheaval caused by war or famine etc	離亂


离 Lí	离 \| 离* \| *离	surname Li	離


离合 líhé	离合 \| 离合* \| *离合	clutch (in car gearbox) / separation and reunion	離合


离谱 lípǔ	离谱 \| 离谱* \| *离谱	inappropriate; improper; out of place	離譜


离休 líxiū	离休 \| 离休* \| *离休	to retire / to leave work and rest (euphemism for compulsory retirement of old cadres)	離休


电离 diànlí	电离 \| 电离* \| *电离	ion / ionized (e.g. gas)	電離


悲欢离合 bēihuānlíhé	悲欢离合 \| 悲欢离合* \| *悲欢离合	joys and sorrows / partings and reunions / the vicissitudes of life	悲歡離合


疏离 shūlí	疏离 \| 疏离* \| *疏离	to become alienated / estranged / alienation / disaffection / set wide apart	疏離


妻离子散 qīlízǐsàn	妻离子散 \| 妻离子散* \| *妻离子散	a family wrenched apart (idiom)	妻離子散


离婚 líhūn	离婚 \| 离婚* \| *离婚	to divorce	離婚


支离破碎 zhīlípòsuì	支离破碎 \| 支离破碎* \| *支离破碎	scattered and smashed (idiom)	支離破碎


离岛 lídǎo	离岛 \| 离岛* \| *离岛	outlying islands	離島


支离 zhīlí	支离 \| 支离* \| *支离	fragmented / disorganized / incoherent	支離


离任 lírèn	离任 \| 离任* \| *离任	to leave office / to leave one's post	離任


离愁 líchóu	离愁 \| 离愁* \| *离愁	parting sorrow / pain of separation	離愁


离异 líyì	离异 \| 离异* \| *离异	to divorce	離異


逃离 táolí	逃离 \| 逃离* \| *逃离	to run out / to escape	逃離


别离 biélí	别离 \| 别离* \| *别离	to take leave of / to leave / separation	別離


背井离乡 bèijǐnglíxiāng	背井离乡 \| 背井离乡* \| *背井离乡	to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)	背井離鄉


离题 lítí	离题 \| 离题* \| *离题	to digress / to stray from the subject	離題


若即若离 ruòjíruòlí	若即若离 \| 若即若离* \| *若即若离	lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom) / fig. to keep one's distance / (of a relationship) lukewarm / vague	若即若離


抛离 pāolí	抛离 \| 抛离* \| *抛离	to desert / to leave / to forsake	拋離


差不离 chàbùlí	差不离 \| 差不离* \| *差不离	not much different / similar / ordinary / nearly	差不離


寸步不离 cùnbùbùlí	寸步不离 \| 寸步不离* \| *寸步不离	to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to	寸步不離


离骚 Lí Sāo	离骚 \| 离骚* \| *离骚	On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原 in Songs of Chu 楚辭｜楚辞	離騷


貌合神离 màohéshénlí	貌合神离 \| 貌合神离* \| *貌合神离	the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement	貌合神離


流离 liúlí	流离 \| 流离* \| *流离	homeless and miserable / forced to leave home and wander from place to place / to live as a refugee	流離


离宫 lígōng	离宫 \| 离宫* \| *离宫	detached palace / imperial villa	離宮


众叛亲离 zhòngpànqīnlí	众叛亲离 \| 众叛亲离* \| *众叛亲离	lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom) / fig. to find oneself utterly isolated	眾叛親離


形影不离 xíngyǐngbùlí	形影不离 \| 形影不离* \| *形影不离	inseparable (as form and shadow)	形影不離


撤离 chèlí	撤离 \| 撤离* \| *撤离	to withdraw from / to evacuate	撤離


离间 líjiàn	离间 \| 离间* \| *离间	to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)	離間


生离死别 shēnglísǐbié	生离死别 \| 生离死别* \| *生离死别	separated in life and death / to part for ever	生離死別


挑拨离间 tiǎobōlíjiàn	挑拨离间 \| 挑拨离间* \| *挑拨离间	to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between	挑撥離間


离境 líjìng	离境 \| 离境* \| *离境	to leave a country (or place)	離境


扑朔迷离 pūshuòmílí	扑朔迷离 \| 扑朔迷离* \| *扑朔迷离	impossible to unravel / confusing	撲朔迷離


叛离 pànlí	叛离 \| 叛离* \| *叛离	to betray / to desert / to defect from / to turn renegade	叛離


颠沛流离 diānpèiliúlí	颠沛流离 \| 颠沛流离* \| *颠沛流离	homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight / to drift	顛沛流離


离乡背井 líxiāngbèijǐng	离乡背井 \| 离乡背井* \| *离乡背井	to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)	離鄉背井


离弃 líqì	离弃 \| 离弃* \| *离弃	to abandon	離棄


离经叛道 líjīngpàndào	离经叛道 \| 离经叛道* \| *离经叛道	to rebel against orthodoxy / to depart from established practices	離經叛道


背离 bèilí	背离 \| 背离* \| *背离	to depart from / to deviate from / deviation	背離


离队 líduì	离队 \| 离队* \| *离队	to leave one's post	離隊


离索 lísuǒ	离索 \| 离索* \| *离索	(literary) desolate and lonely	離索


不即不离 bùjíbùlí	不即不离 \| 不即不离* \| *不即不离	to be neither too familiar nor too distant / to keep sb at arm's length	不即不離


斑驳陆离 bānbólùlí	斑驳陆离 \| 斑驳陆离* \| *斑驳陆离	variegated	斑駮陸離


分离 fēnlí	分离 \| 分离* \| *分离	to separate	分離


迁离 qiānlí	迁离 \| 迁离* \| *迁离	to move away / to change residence	遷離


流离失所 liúlíshīsuǒ	流离失所 \| 流离失所* \| *流离失所	destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about / displaced	流離失所


离歌 lígē	离歌 \| 离歌* \| *离歌	(sad) farewell song	離歌


流离颠沛 liúlídiānpèi	流离颠沛 \| 流离颠沛* \| *流离颠沛	destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means	流離顛沛


不离儿 bùlír	不离儿 \| 不离儿* \| *不离儿	not bad / pretty good / pretty close	不離兒


驶离 shǐlí	驶离 \| 驶离* \| *驶离	to steer (the plane) away from / to drive away (from a place) / to leave	駛離


闪离 shǎnlí	闪离 \| 闪离* \| *闪离	to get divorced shortly after marriage / to resign shortly after getting employed	閃離


离乳 lírǔ	离乳 \| 离乳* \| *离乳	to be weaned / weaning	離乳


离峰 lífēng	离峰 \| 离峰* \| *离峰	(Tw) off-peak	離峰


劈离 pīlí	劈离 \| 劈离* \| *劈离	split	劈離


离独 lídú	离独 \| 离独* \| *离独	to be divorced	離獨


驱离 qūlí	驱离 \| 驱离* \| *驱离	to drive away / to dispel	驅離


离散 lísàn	离散 \| 离散* \| *离散	(of family members) separated from one another; scattered about; dispersed / (math.) discrete	離散


离贰 lí'èr	离贰 \| 离贰* \| *离贰	to defect / to be disloyal	離貳


等离子体 děnglízǐtǐ	等离子体 \| 等离子体* \| *等离子体	plasma (physics)	等離子體


断舍离 duànshělí	断舍离 \| 断舍离* \| *断舍离	(neologism c. 2012) decluttering; minimalism (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 断捨離 "danshari", lit. "forgoing, discarding and letting go")	斷捨離


离散数学 lísànshùxué	离散数学 \| 离散数学* \| *离散数学	discrete mathematics	離散數學


爱别离苦 àibiélíkǔ	爱别离苦 \| 爱别离苦* \| *爱别离苦	(Buddhism) the pain of parting with what (or whom) one loves, one of the eight distresses 八苦	愛別離苦


阳离子 yánglízǐ	阳离子 \| 阳离子* \| *阳离子	positive ion / cation (physics)	陽離子


隔离霜 gélíshuāng	隔离霜 \| 隔离霜* \| *隔离霜	pre-makeup cream / makeup base / foundation primer	隔離霜


离合板 líhébǎn	离合板 \| 离合板* \| *离合板	clutch pedal	離合板


电离辐射 diànlífúshè	电离辐射 \| 电离辐射* \| *电离辐射	ionization radiation / nuclear radiation	電離輻射


三句话不离本行 sānjùhuàbùlíběnháng	三句…本行 \| 三句…本行* \| *三句…本行	to talk shop all the time (idiom)	三句話不離本行


不可分离 bùkěfēnlí	不可分离 \| 不可分离* \| *不可分离	inseparable	不可分離


不大离 bùdàlí	不大离 \| 不大离* \| *不大离	pretty close / just about right / not bad / same as 差不多	不大離


不大离儿 bùdàlír	不大离儿 \| 不大离儿* \| *不大离儿	erhua variant of 不大離｜不大离	不大離兒


不离不弃 bùlíbùqì	不离不弃 \| 不离不弃* \| *不离不弃	to stand by (sb) (idiom) / steadfast loyalty	不離不棄


二氧化碳隔离 èryǎnghuàtàngélí	二氧…隔离 \| 二氧…隔离* \| *二氧…隔离	carbon sequestration / carbon dioxide sequestration	二氧化碳隔離


偏差距离 piānchājùlí	偏差距离 \| 偏差距离* \| *偏差距离	offset distance	偏差距離

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