距离
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
距离 (jùlí) · distance
距离 (jùlí) means “distance; to be away from”. It is written with 2 characters: 距 (distance) + 离 (away from). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 距离 is built
The characters
距 jù · distance
What 距 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 巨jù — large
- 匚fāng — box
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 匚fāng — box
Origin hint: 足 gives the meaning, 巨 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
离 lí · away from
What 离 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 凶xiōng — culprit
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 禸róu — rump
Origin hint: An animal standing straight; 亠 is the head (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我家距离学校很近。Wǒ jiā jùlí xuéxiào hěn jìn.My home is very close to the school.
这两个城市的距离有多远？Zhè liǎng ge chéngshì de jùlí yǒu duō yuǎn?How far apart are these two cities?
Questions about 距离
What does 距离 mean?
距离 (jùlí) means “distance; to be away from”.
How do you pronounce 距离?
距离 is pronounced jùlí.
Which HSK level is 距离?
距离 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 差距chājùgap
- 离开líkāito leave
- 离婚líhūnto divorce
- 离不开líbukāican't do without
- 隔离gélíto isolate
- 脱离tuōlíto break away from
- 远离yuǎnlíto stay away from
- 离líaway from
Learn 距离 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.