(lí kāi) - to leave, to depart from in Mandarin
líkāiTraditional: 離開
HSK 2
#169 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
to leave, to depart from
Word origin
离开 means to leave or depart. 离 (lí) is to part from (traditional 離, 隹 'bird' radical with phonetic 离). 开 (kāi) is to open (from 開, hands unbarring a gate), here giving a sense of moving away.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 离 (lí, to part) + 开 (kāi, to open/away)
Stroke order
离
开
Examples
。
He has left.
。
Please don't leave me.
。
I am leaving this city tomorrow.
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He left home last night.
座。
Please do not leave your seat.
离开 (lí kāi) means to leave, to depart from. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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