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Definitions

  1. 1. mythical beast (archaic)

Words Containing 离

离乡背井
lí xiāng bèi jǐng

to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)

隔离霜
gé lí shuāng

pre-makeup cream

八九不离十
bā jiǔ bù lí shí

pretty close

两性离子
liǎng xìng lí zǐ

(chemistry) zwitterion

差不离
chà bù lí

not much different

离弃
lí qì

to abandon

解离
jiě lí

dissociation

分离
fēn lí

to separate

驶离
shǐ lí

to steer (the plane) away from

离异
lí yì

to divorce

严格隔离
yán gé gé lí

rigorous isolation

离乱
lí luàn

social upheaval caused by war or famine etc

离心力
lí xīn lì

centrifugal force

撤离
chè lí

to withdraw from

离境
lí jìng

to leave a country (or place)

分离主义
fēn lí zhǔ yì

separatism

离世
lí shì

to pass away

圆珠形离子交换剂
yuán zhū xíng lí zǐ jiāo huàn jì

bead-type ion exchanger

距离
jù lí

distance

光怪陆离
guāng guài lù lí

monstrous and multicolored

离贰
lí èr

to defect

形影不离
xíng yǐng bù lí

inseparable (as form and shadow)

劈离
pī lí

split

生离死别
shēng lí sǐ bié

separated in life and death

离家出走
lí jiā chū zǒu

to leave home (to live somewhere else)

离愁
lí chóu

parting sorrow

短距离
duǎn jù lí

short distance

妻离子散
qī lí zǐ sàn

a family wrenched apart (idiom)

离石区
lí shí qū

Lishi district of Lüliang city 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu:3 liáng shì], Shanxi 山西

离合器
lí hé qì

clutch (mechanics)

离子
lí zǐ

ion

资产剥离
zī chǎn bō lí

asset stripping

长距离
cháng jù lí

long distance

不可分离
bù kě fēn lí

inseparable

二氧化碳隔离
èr yǎng huà tàn gé lí

carbon sequestration

离骚
lí sāo

On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原[qū yuán] in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[chǔ cí]

离散
lí sàn

(of family members) separated from one another; scattered about; dispersed

逃离
táo lí

to run out

斑驳陆离
bān bó lù lí

variegated

阴离子
yīn lí zǐ

negative ion

离宫
lí gōng

detached palace

离开故乡
lí kāi gù xiāng

to leave one's homeland

离索
lí suǒ

(literary) desolate and lonely

气体离心
qì tǐ lí xīn

gas centrifuge

离谱
lí pǔ

excessive

离港大厅
lí gǎng dà tīng

departure lounge

不大离
bù dà lí

pretty close

离离光光
lí lí guāng guāng

lackluster (look)

流离遇合
liú lí yù hé

to reunite after being homeless refugees

离别
lí bié

to leave (on a long journey)

离独
lí dú

to be divorced

难舍难离
nán shě nán lí

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

远距离
yuǎn jù lí

long-distance

医药分离
yī yào fēn lí

separating medical consultation from dispensing drugs, proposed policy to counteract perceived PRC problem of \drugs serving to nourish doctors\ 以藥養醫|以药养医[yǐ yào yǎng yī]

游离
yóu lí

to disassociate

驱离
qū lí

to drive away

扑朔迷离
pū shuò mí lí

impossible to unravel

迷离
mí lí

blurred

光隔离器
guāng gé lí qì

opto-isolator (electronics)

距离产生美
jù lí chǎn shēng měi

absence makes the heart grow fonder

万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng

many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

同位素分离
tóng wèi sù fēn lí

isotopic separation

偏离
piān lí

to deviate

分离分子
fēn lí fèn zǐ

separatist

离歌
lí gē

(sad) farewell song

貌合神离
mào hé shén lí

the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement

离婚
lí hūn

to divorce

若即若离
ruò jí ruò lí

lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)

自动离合
zì dòng lí hé

automatic clutch

偏差距离
piān chā jù lí

offset distance

颠沛流离
diān pèi liú lí

homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight

机不离手
jī bù lí shǒu

to be unable to do without one's cell phone

氢氧离子
qīng yǎng lí zǐ

hydroxide ion OH-

三句话不离本行
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng

to talk shop all the time (idiom)

离家别井
lí jiā bié jǐng

to leave home; to abandon one's family

脱离苦海
tuō lí kǔ hǎi

to escape from the abyss of suffering

种族隔离
zhǒng zú gé lí

racial segregation

离任
lí rèn

to leave office

挑拨离间
tiǎo bō lí jiàn

to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

众叛亲离
zhòng pàn qīn lí

lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)

离题
lí tí

to digress

重离子
zhòng lí zǐ

heavy ion (physics)

支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì

scattered and smashed (idiom)

隔离
gé lí

to separate

阳离子
yáng lí zǐ

positive ion

离合词
lí hé cí

separable word (in Chinese grammar)

近距离
jìn jù lí

close range

负离子
fù lí zǐ

negative ion

碳隔离
tàn gé lí

carbon sequestration

离开
lí kāi

to depart; to leave

锂离子电池
lǐ lí zǐ diàn chí

lithium ion battery

脱离危险
tuō lí wēi xiǎn

out of danger

不离不弃
bù lí bù qì

to stand by (sb) (idiom)

叛离
pàn lí

to betray

传输距离
chuán shū jù lí

transmission distance

远距离监视
yuǎn jù lí jiān shì

off-site monitoring

乖离
guāi lí

to part

离岛区
lí dǎo qū

Islands District of the New Territories, Hong Kong

离去
lí qù

to leave

迷离马虎
mí lí mǎ hu

muddle-headed

剥离
bō lí

to peel

别离
bié lí

to take leave of

离奇有趣
lí qí yǒu qù

quaint

分崩离析
fēn bēng lí xī

to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up

电离辐射
diàn lí fú shè

ionization radiation

离合板
lí hé bǎn

clutch pedal

离苦得乐
lí kǔ dé lè

to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism)

离岛
lí dǎo

outlying islands

寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí

to follow sb closely (idiom)

离石
lí shí

Lishi district of Lüliang city 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu:3 liáng shì], Shanxi 山西

聚少离多
jù shǎo lí duō

(idiom) (of a husband and wife, etc) to spend more time apart than together; to see each other very little

背离
bèi lí

to depart from

支离
zhī lí

fragmented

离散性
lí sàn xìng

discreteness

电离
diàn lí

ion

离港
lí gǎng

to leave harbor

爱别离苦
ài bié lí kǔ

(Buddhism) the pain of parting with what (or whom) one loves, one of the eight distresses 八苦[bā kǔ]

离散数学
lí sàn shù xué

discrete mathematics

拉近距离
lā jìn jù lí

to bring (people) closer together

离岸价
lí àn jià

free on board (FOB) (transportation)

离子键
lí zǐ jiàn

ionic bond (chemistry)

离情别绪
lí qíng bié xù

sad feeling at separation (idiom)

离职
lí zhí

to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study)

电离层
diàn lí céng

ionosphere

离休
lí xiū

to retire

疏离
shū lí

to become alienated

正离子
zhèng lí zǐ

positive ion

闪离
shǎn lí

to get divorced shortly after marriage

脱离
tuō lí

to separate oneself from

离乳
lí rǔ

to be weaned

离线
lí xiàn

offline (computing)

解离性人格疾患
jiě lí xìng rén gé jí huàn

dissociative identity disorder

氢氧根离子
qīng yǎng gēn lí zǐ

hydroxide ion OH-

离合
lí hé

clutch (in car gearbox)

调虎离山
diào hǔ lí shān

to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)

离奇
lí qí

odd

近距离无线通讯
jìn jù lí wú xiàn tōng xùn

(computing) near-field communication (NFC)

离心分离机
lí xīn fēn lí jī

centrifuge

离心
lí xīn

to be at odds with

离不开
lí bu kāi

inseparable

离队
lí duì

to leave one's post

离子交换
lí zǐ jiāo huàn

ion exchange

背井离乡
bèi jǐng lí xiāng

to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)

流离
liú lí

homeless and miserable

抛离
pāo lí

to desert

离间
lí jiàn

to drive a wedge between (allies, partners etc)

远离
yuǎn lí

to be far from

零距离
líng jù lí

zero distance

断舍离
duàn shě lí

(neologism c. 2012) decluttering; minimalism (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 断捨離 \danshari\, lit. \forgoing

擅离职守
shàn lí zhí shǒu

to abscond

迁离
qiān lí

to move away

流离失所
liú lí shī suǒ

destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about

流离颠沛
liú lí diān pèi

destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means

不即不离
bù jí bù lí

to be neither too familiar nor too distant

离心机
lí xīn jī

centrifuge

貌合心离
mào hé xīn lí

the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement

离开人世
lí kāi rén shì

to die

离经叛道
lí jīng pàn dào

to rebel against orthodoxy

长距离比赛
cháng jù lí bǐ sài

marathon (sports)

离岸
lí àn

offshore

钱多事少离家近
qián duō shì shǎo lí jiā jìn

lots of money, less work, and close to home

电离室
diàn lí shì

ionization chamber

阴离子部位
yīn lí zǐ bù wèi

anionic site

等离子体
děng lí zǐ tǐ

plasma (physics)

迷离惝恍
mí lí chǎng huǎng

indistinct

抽离
chōu lí

to remove

悲欢离合
bēi huān lí hé

joys and sorrows