距离
jùlí
distance
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
no decomposition available
Examples
- 从这儿到车站的距离不远。The distance from here to the station is not far.
- 保持一定的距离比较安全。Keeping a certain distance is safer.
Collocations
保持距离距离很近一段距离心理距离
Mnemonic
距 jù "to be apart" + 离 lí "to leave/be apart": the gap between two points = distance. 距 has the foot radical 足.
Related
离间隔远近离
Quick check
What does the foot radical 足 in 距 suggest?