离 (離) lí

1. lí verb to leave; to depart; to go away; to part
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Middle Chinese: lje; as in 分散 or 分开 (Kroll 2015 '離' 1; GHC '离' 2)
2. lí noun a mythical bird
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mythology
   Notes: (GHC '离' 1)
3. lí noun li; one of the eight divinatory trigrams
   Domain: Literature 文学 , Concept: Trigram 卦
   Notes: One of the 八卦 mentioned in the 易經 ”Book of Changes”, symbolizing fire (GHC '离' 8; Kroll 2015 '離' lì 1a; Nylan 2001, p. 218)
4. lí noun a band or kerchief worn when a woman left home to be married
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: The same as 缡 in some classical writings (GHC '离' 13; Kroll 2015 '離' lí 8).
5. chī noun a dragon with horns not yet grown
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mythology
   Notes: In this sense 离 is synonomous with 螭 (GHC '离' 16).
6. lí noun a mountain ash
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Tree 树
   Notes: Used in place of 樆 in some classical writings.
7. lí noun vanilla; a vanilla-like herb
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Herb 草本
   Notes: Used in place of 蓠 in some classical writings (GHC '离' 10).
8. lí verb to be scattered; to be separated
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 离 is synonomous with 离散. (Kroll 2015 '離' lí 5; GHC '离' 2)
9. lí verb to cut off
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 离 is synonomous with 割取. (GHC '离' 3)
10. lí verb to violate; to be contrary to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 离 is synonomous with 违背.
11. lí verb to be distant from
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 离 is synonomous with 距离 (Kroll 2015 '離' lí 5).
12. lí number two
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 离 is synonomous with 二,两, or 双.
13. lí verb to array; to align
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 阵列 (Kroll 2015 '離' lí 2; GHC '离' 5)
14. lí verb to pass through; to experience
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 经历 (Kroll 2015 '離' lí 3; GHC '离' 6)

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• 隔离霜(隔離霜) pre-makeup cream; makeup base; foundation primer
• 等离子体(等離子體) plasma
• 脱离(脫離) to separate; to break from
• 万变不离其宗(萬變不離其宗) many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand
• 差不离(差不離) not much different; similar; ordinary; nearly
• 离心机(離心機) centrifuge
• 离索(離索) desolate and lonely
• 离岛(離島) outlying islands
• 妻离子散(妻離子散) a family torn apart
• 离心力(離心力) centrifugal force
• 抛离(拋離) to desert; to leave; to forsake
• 差不离儿(差不離兒) not much different
• 电离层(電離層) Ionosphere
• 分离分子(分離份子) separatist
• 乖离(乖離) to part; to separate; to deviate
• 离独(離獨) to be divorced
• 分崩离析(分崩離析) to collapse and fall apart; to break up; falling to pieces
• 离骚(離騷) Sorrow at Parting
• 离披(離披) scattered
• 生离死别(生離死別) separated in life and death; to part for ever
• 寸步不离(寸步不離) to follow somebody closely ; to keep close to
• 离合(離合) clutch ; separation and reunion
• 不离儿(不離兒) not bad; pretty good; pretty close
• 离任(離任) to leave office; to leave one's post
• 貌合神离(貌合神離) superficial appearance of unity but actually divided in spirit
• 疏离(疏離) to become alienated; estranged; alienation; disaffection; set wide apart
• 拉近距离(拉近距離) to bring (people) closer together
• 不即不离(不即不離) to be neither too familiar nor too distant; to keep somebody at arm's length
• 阴离子(陰離子) negative ion; anion
• 离岸价(離岸價) free on board (FOB) (transportation)
• 离子交换(離子交換) ion exchange
• 背离(背離) to depart from; to deviate from; deviation
• 离合器(離合器) clutch (mechanics)
• 貌合心离(貌合心離) the appearance of unity, but divided at heart; seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
• 离不开(離不開) inseparable; inevitably linked to
• 劈离(劈離) split
• 阳离子(陽離子) a cation
• 离子(離子) an ion
• 悲欢离合(悲歡離合) joys and sorrows; partings and reunions; the vicissitudes of life
• 迷离马虎(迷離馬虎) muddle-headed
• 传输距离(傳輸距離) transmission distance
• 钱多事少离家近(錢多事少離家近) lots of money, less work, and close to home; ideal job
• 正离子(正離子) positive ion; cation
• 逃离(逃離) to run out; to escape
• 短距离(短距離) short distance; a stone's throw away
• 支离(支離) fragmented ; incomplete ; disorganized; incoherent ; irrelevant
• 众叛亲离(眾叛親離) people rebelling and friends deserting; to find oneself utterly isolated

Also contained in

钟离 、 等离子显示屏 、 近距离无线通讯 、 离石

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• 卷七十二　列傳第十:　婁室子:活女 謀衍 仲(本名石古乃)，族子:海里 銀朮可子:彀英(本名撻懶) 母弟:麻吉(子:沃側) 弟:拔離速 習古乃 Volume 72 Biographies 10: Lou Shi and son: Huonu, Mou Yan, Zhong (formerly named Shigunai)，descendant: Haili, Yin Paike and son: Gou Ying (formerly named Talan), Mu younger brother: Maji (son: Woce), younger brother: Ba Lisu, Xi Gunai History of Jin 金史 — count: 39
• 卷六十九 志第二十二 律曆二 Volume 69 Treatises 22: Measures and Calendar 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 38
• 卷五十八 新五代史考第一 Volume 58 Examination on the New Five Dynasties : New History of the Five Dynasties 新五代史 — count: 37
• 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 32
• 卷八十四　列傳第二十二:　杲本名撒離喝 耨碗溫敦思忠子:謙，侄:兀帶 昂 高楨 白彥敬 張景仁 Volume 84 Biographies 22: Gao former name Salihe, Nouwanwendunsizhong son: Qian, nephew: Wudai, Ang, Gao Zhen, Bai Yanjing, Zhang Jingren History of Jin 金史 — count: 31
• 卷五十四　志第六:　　曆三 Volume 54 Treatises 7: Calendar 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 26
• 卷三十 Scroll 30 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 23
• 卷二十九 Scroll 29 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 23
• 卷十五 Scroll 15 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 23
• Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 23

Collocations

• 钟离 (鐘離) 公孫鍾離 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 11
• 离上 (離上) 乾下離上 — Book of Changes 易經, 大有 Da You — count: 10
• 离肺 (離肺) 離肺實于鼎 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士冠禮 第一 1. Capping rites for (the son of) a common officer — count: 9
• 离离 (離離) 彼黍離離 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧王‧黍離 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wang - Shu Li — count: 8
• 黍离 (黍離) 黍離 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧王‧黍離 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wang - Shu Li — count: 6
• 离居 (離居) 正大夫離居 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧雨無正 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Yu Wu Zheng — count: 4
• 离来朝 (離來朝) 鄧侯吾離來朝 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3
• 离署 (離署) 擅離署 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十五 號令 Book 15 - Commands and Orders — count: 3
• 雉离 (雉離) 雉離于羅 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧王‧兔爰 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wang - Tu Yuan — count: 3
• 离姑 (離姑) 將自離姑 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 2