Meaning of 远离
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to be far from
- to keep away from
How to use 远离
远离 usually takes a direct object, often something harmful or something you want to avoid, like danger, drugs, or the noise of the city. It sounds a bit formal and appears often in warnings, slogans, and writing. Example: 请远离火源。(Qǐng yuǎnlí huǒyuán.) Please keep away from sources of fire.
远 (yuǎn) means far and 离 (lí) means to leave or be apart from. Put them together and you get 远离: to leave something far behind, or to stay far away from it.
Common mistake: Learners often add 从 or 离 before the object, as in 远离从城市, but 远离 takes the object directly: 远离城市 (yuǎnlí chéngshì). Also do not confuse it with 离开 (líkāi), which means to physically leave a place, while 远离 stresses keeping a distance.
远离 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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远 yuǎn · far · 7 strokes
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离 lí · to leave · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 远离.
| 离开 | líkāi | to depart; to leave |
| 永远 | yǒngyuǎn | forever; eternal |
| 离婚 | líhūn | to divorce |
| 跳远 | tiàoyuǎn | long jump (athletics) |
| 距离 | jùlí | distance; separation (in space or time); to be ... away from; to be ... from |
| 离不开 | lí bu kāi | inseparable; inevitably linked to |
| 脱离 | tuōlí | to separate oneself from; to break away from |
| 分离 | fēnlí | to separate |
| 远处 | yuǎnchù | distant place |
| 撤离 | chèlí | to withdraw from; to evacuate |
| 远远 | yuǎnyuǎn | distant; by far |
| 远方 | yuǎnfāng | far away; a distant location |
Questions about 远离
What does 远离 mean?
远离 (yuǎnlí) means "to be far from; to keep away from" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 远离?
远离 is made of 2 characters: 远 (7 strokes), 离 (10 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 远离 an HSK word?
Yes. 远离 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 远离 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 远离 is written 遠離.
What is the difference between 远离 and 离……远?
远离 is a verb phrase meaning to keep away from, as in 远离危险 (yuǎnlí wēixiǎn). 离……远 describes how far one place is from another, as in 我家离学校很远 (Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn yuǎn), My home is far from school.
Can 远离 describe a place that is far from somewhere?
Yes. It can describe location, as in 这个村子远离城市 (Zhège cūnzi yuǎnlí chéngshì), This village is far from the city. In this use it states a fact rather than giving advice.