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)

Contained in

• 离心离德(離心離德) divided in mind and beliefs
• 离题(離題) to digress
• 碳隔离(碳隔離) carbon sequestration
• 离独(離獨) to be divorced
• 离弃(離棄) to abandon
• 离港(離港) to leave harbor; departure (at airport)
• 隔离霜(隔離霜) pre-makeup cream; makeup base; foundation primer
• 调虎离山(調虎離山) to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains; to lure an enemy away from his territory
• 离岸(離岸) offshore
• 两性离子(兩性離子) zwitterion
• 差不离儿(差不離兒) not much different
• 离披(離披) scattered
• 离别(離別) to leave; to part
• 不即不离(不即不離) to be neither too familiar nor too distant; to keep somebody at arm's length
• 离乳(離乳) to be weaned; weaning
• 抽离(抽離) to remove; to step back from involvement; to disengage
• 万变不离其宗(萬變不離其宗) many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand
• 远距离监视(遠距離監視) off-site monitoring
• 披离(披離) to disperse; to scatter
• 近距离(近距離) close range
• 重离子(重離子) heavy ion
• 流离遇合(流離遇合) to reunite after being homeless refugees
• 距离函数(距離函數) distance function
• 离奇(離奇) odd; bizarre
• 离散性(離散性) discreteness
• 同位素分离(同位素分離) isotopic separation
• 别离(別離) to leave
• 分离性障碍(分離性障礙) dissociative disorder
• 八九不离十(八九不離十) pretty close; very near; about right
• 离世(離世) to pass away; death
• 离愁(離愁) parting sorrow; pain of separation
• 离岸价(離岸價) free on board (FOB) (transportation)
• 疏离(疏離) to become alienated; estranged; alienation; disaffection; set wide apart
• 离间的话(離間的話) talk that leads friends to part
• 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
• 迷离惝恍(迷離惝恍) indistinct; blurred; bewildering; confusing to the eye
• 乖离(乖離) to part; to separate; to deviate
• 离家出走(離家出走) to leave home (to live somewhere else)
• 离合根(離合根) separation and reunion with the source
• 不离儿(不離兒) not bad; pretty good; pretty close
• 解离性人格疾患(解離性人格疾患) dissociative identity disorder; multiple personality disorder
• 分离器(分離器) splitter
• 远距离医疗(遠距离醫療) telemedicine
• 流离颠沛(流離顛沛) destitute and homeless; displaced and without means
• 不可分离(不可分離) inseparable
• 颠沛流离(顛沛流離) homeless and miserable; to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift
• 离合(離合) clutch ; separation and reunion

Also contained in

谌离国 、 乞离胡 、 离格 、 离线

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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
• 卷十五 Scroll 15 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 23
• 卷二十九 Scroll 29 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 23
• Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 23
• 卷三十 Scroll 30 Wenxuan 文選 — 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
• 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
• 离署 (離署) 擅離署 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十五 號令 Book 15 - Commands and Orders — count: 3
• 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
• 离逖 (離逖) 離逖爾土 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 多方 Zhou Shu - Numerous Regions — count: 2