距
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jù · distance, gap

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #4925
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11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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足Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 距

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jùWords pronounced jù
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Example sentences

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Liǎng rén zhī jiān de jù lí yǐ lā jìn.两人之间的距离已拉近。

The gap between them has narrowed.

Source: Tatoeba #602890 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bó wù guǎn hé zhè lǐ zhī jiān jù lí duō yuǎn ?博物馆和这里之间距离多远 ?

How far is it from here to the museum?

Source: Tatoeba #421309 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men zhī jiàngé zhe hěn yuǎn de jù lí.他们之间隔着很远的距离。

They are separated by a great distance.

Source: Tatoeba #876558 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jù lí lìng wǒ mǎn yì de jié guǒ hái hěn yuǎn.距离令我满意的结果还很远。

I am far from satisfied with the result.

Source: Tatoeba #784830 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiàn zài jù lí shèng dàn jié hái yǒu duō shǎo tiān ?现在距离圣诞节还有多少天?

How many more days are there until Christmas?

Source: Tatoeba #1409063 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wú fǎ pàn duàn jù lí.我无法判断距离。

I can't judge distance.

Source: Tatoeba #1187315 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 距 in context

  1. Say jù, then recall the core meaning: distance, gap.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 距离 (jù lí), meaning “distance”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 距 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.