远离
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
远离 (yuǎnlí) · to stay away from
远离 (yuǎnlí) means “to stay away from; far from”. It is written with 2 characters: 远 (far) + 离 (away from). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 远离 is built
The characters
远 yuǎn · far
What 远 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 元yuán — yuan
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 元 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
孩子要远离马路。Háizi yào yuǎnlí mǎlù.Children should stay away from the road.
他住在远离城市的地方。Tā zhù zài yuǎnlí chéngshì de dìfang.He lives far from the city.
Questions about 远离
What does 远离 mean?
远离 (yuǎnlí) means “to stay away from; far from”.
How do you pronounce 远离?
远离 is pronounced yuǎnlí.
Which HSK level is 远离?
远离 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 永远yǒngyuǎnforever
- 跳远tiàoyuǎnlong jump
- 任重道远rènzhòngdàoyuǎnheavy burden and a long road ahead
- 疏远shūyuǎnto drift apart
- 遥远yáoyuǎndistant
- 远yuǎnfar
- 离开líkāito leave
- 离婚líhūnto divorce
- 距离jùlídistance
- 离不开líbukāican't do without
Learn 远离 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 91: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.