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撤离

chèlí

to evacuate; to withdraw from

People with a child and an elder walk uphill away from water
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Characters in this word

撤 chè

Strokes
15
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 育 to produce, to give birth to 攵 to rap, to tap

离 lí

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

Example phrases

  • 火山活动加剧后,政府下令沿线居民连夜撤离。 Huǒshān huódòng jiājù hòu, zhèngfǔ xiàlìng yánxiàn jūmín liányè chèlí. After volcanic activity intensified, the government ordered residents along the route to evacuate overnight.
  • 听到警报后,大家有序地撤离了教学楼。 Tīngdào jǐngbào hòu, dàjiā yǒuxù de chèlí le jiàoxuélóu. After hearing the alarm, everyone left the school building in an orderly way.
  • 洪水快来了,村民们带着孩子和老人撤离。 Hóngshuǐ kuài lái le, cūnmínmen dài zhe háizi hé lǎorén chèlí. The flood was coming and the villagers evacuated with the children and the elderly.

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