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距离

jùlí

distance

Two people standing far apart
Memory picture

Characters in this word

距 jù

Strokes
11
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 巨 large, huge, gigantic
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 距

离 lí

Strokes
10
Radical
禸 — rump
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 距离很近。 Jùlí hěn jìn. The distance is very short.
  • 距离不太远。 Jùlí bú tài yuǎn. The distance is not too far.
  • 两地距离很远。 Liǎng dì jùlí hěn yuǎn. The two places are far apart.

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