Chinese word dictionary

距离

jùlí · distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from

Practice word

Word information

Simplified距离

Traditional距離

Pinyinjùlí

Part of speech动、名

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

距jù

distance, gap

离lí

rare beast; strange; elegant

How to learn 距离

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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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; ☲

离开líkāi

to depart; to leave

远离yuǎnlí

to be far from; to keep away from

差距chājù

disparity; gap

分离fēnlí

to separate

距jù

to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from; (bound form) distance; spur (on the leg of certain birds: gamecock, pheasant etc)