离離

Pictographic: An animal standing straight; 亠 is the headRadical: 禸

meaning for 离 lí:

  • - to leave
  • - to part from
  • - to be away from
  • - (in giving distances) from
  • - without (sth)
  • - independent of
  • - one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 , symbolizing fire
  • - ☲

meaning for 离 chī:

  • - mythical beast (archaic)
huǒchēzhàn火车站
lí离
wǒjiā我家
hěnyuàn很远
。

The train station is far away from my home.

huǒchēzhàn火车站
lí离
zhèr这儿
yǒu有
duō多
yuàn远
？

How far is the train station from here?

chángjiāng长江
chà差
bù不
lí离
bǐ比
zhūjiāng珠江
cháng长
liǎngbèi两倍
。

The Yangtze River is almost twice longer than the Pearl River.

wǒjiā我家
wèiyú位于
jiāoqū郊区
，
suǒyǐ所以
lí离
shìqū市区
yǒudiǎn有点
yuǎn远
。

My home is in the suburb, so it's a bit far from the city.

tā她
de的
jiā家
lí离
xuéxiào学校
tǐng挺
yuǎn远
。

Her house is quite far from the school.