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Expressing distance with 离 ("li2")

离 lí

Adverbs with adjectives
HSK 2

Structure

Place 1 + 离 + Place 2 + Adv. + 近 / 远 Place 1 + 离 + Place 2 (+ Adv.) + 近 / 远 + 吗？ Place 1 + 离 + Place 2 (+ 有) + 多远？

Translations

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Definition

表示两个地点之间的距离，结构为“A 离 B + 距离”。

Indicates the distance between two locations, structure is 'A 离 B + distance'.

Usage

主语A是某个地点，离是介词，表示“从”，B是参照点，后面接具体的距离或远近描述。

Subject A is a location, 离 is a preposition meaning 'from', B is the reference point, followed by a specific distance or description of proximity.

Examples

  • 1 我家离学校很近，走路五分钟就到了。 (My home is very close to school, only a five-minute walk.)
  • 2 图书馆离这里有三公里。 (The library is three kilometers away from here.)
  • 3 超市离地铁站不远。 (The supermarket is not far from the subway station.)
  • 4 他的公司离市中心很远。 (His company is very far from the city center.)
  • 5 机场离酒店有二十公里。 (The airport is 20 kilometers away from the hotel.)

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