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离开

lí kāiㄌㄧˊ ㄎㄞ

Sino-Vietnamese: LY KHAI

Traditional: 離開

HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1

Meaning(verb)

to depart; to leave

Examples

  • 他昨天离开了上海。

    tā zuó tiān lí kāi le shàng hǎi.

    He left Shanghai yesterday.

  • 离开房间要关灯。

    lí kāi fáng jiān yào guān dēng.

    Turn off the lights when you leave the room.

  • 我不想离开家乡。

    wǒ bù xiǎng lí kāi jiā xiāng.

    I don't want to leave my hometown.

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Stroke order

LI · 10 strokes

mythical beast (archaic)

KHAI · 4 strokes

to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; to boil; to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc