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HSK 2verbpreposition

离

chī

离 (chī) means “mythical beast (archaic)”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

我离开北京。

Wǒ líkāi Běijīng.

I leave Beijing.

Words containing 离

离开lí kāito depart; to leave距离jù lídistance; to be apart from离婚lí hūnto divorce隔离gé líto separate; to isolate脱离tuō líto separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany)分离fēn líto separate远离yuǎn líto be far from; to keep away from撤离chè líto withdraw from; to evacuate离不开lí bu kāiinseparable; inevitably linked to

More HSK 2 vocabulary

HSK 2 →
白báisurname Bai百bǎisurname Bai帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly唱歌chàng gēto sing a song出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 离 mean?
离 (chī) means “mythical beast (archaic)”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 离 pronounced?
离 is pronounced “chī” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 离?
离 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 离?
Follow the stroke-order animation above; 离 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27