距离
jùlíTraditional: 距離
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Translation
distance, to be apart from
Word origin
A compound of 距 (jù, to be apart from) and 离 (lí, to leave, to separate), together expressing the gap between two points.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 距 (jù, apart from) + 离 (lí, to separate)
Stroke order
距
离
Examples
座。
The distance between the two cities is great.
。
Please keep a safe distance.
。
My home is only five minutes from school.
。
There is a sense of distance between them.
段。
This distance is walkable.
距离 (jùlí) means distance, the space between two points, and can also work as a verb meaning to be apart from. It applies to physical gaps and to emotional or figurative ones.
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