HSK 3 vocabulary › 离开
离开
离开 in English: to depart; to leave
lí kāi
to depart; to leave
How to pronounce 离开
lí kāi (without tone marks: li kai). lí is a second (rising) tone; kāi is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 离开
离 lí
mythical beast (archaic)
mythical beast (archaic)
开 kāi
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start; to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
Example sentences with 离开
| 离开前，她送给我一张旧照片。 | from A Weekend Helping Older People |
| 他们根据付款的时间，终于联系上了离开的顾客。 | from The Forgotten Wallet |
| 很多年轻人离开后，村里的记忆也逐渐消失。 | from The Museum in the Mountain Village |
Related words
| 开 | kāi | to open (transitive or intransitive); to start | HSK 1 |
| 离 | lí | to leave; to part from | HSK 2 |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin; beginning | HSK 2 |
| 距离 | jù lí | distance; to be apart from | HSK 4 |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke; to make fun of | HSK 4 |
| 开心 | kāi xīn | to feel happy; to rejoice | HSK 4 |
| 离婚 | lí hūn | to divorce | HSK 5 |
| 公开 | gōng kāi | open; overt | HSK 5 |
| 开发 | kāi fā | to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development) | HSK 5 |
| 开放 | kāi fàng | to bloom; to open | HSK 5 |