HSK 2 · VERSION 2.0#13

Expressing Distance with “lí”

离

lí

How it works

离 means “from,” especially when talking about distance.

Place A + 离 + Place B + Adjective / Verb

我家离学校很近。

Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.

My home is close to the school.

饭店离这儿不远。

Fàndiàn lí zhèr bù yuǎn.

The restaurant is not far from here.

北京离上海很远。

Běijīng lí Shànghǎi hěn yuǎn.

Beijing is far from Shanghai.

This pattern is very common with 远 and 近.