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The Chinese word likai - 离开 - líkāi
(to leave in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
líkāi
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English translations
to leave, to check out,
to depart from, to deviate from, to go away, to move off
Chinese characters:
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离开 ( likai / líkāi ) in traditional characters
離開
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 离开 ( likai / líkāi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta yijing likai Beijing le.
Tā yǐjīng líkāi Běijīng le.– English translation: He has already left Beijing.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to part from | to open
More words that mean to leave in Chinese
zǒu ( 走 )
More words that mean to check out in Chinese
lídiànjiézhàng ( 离店结帐 )
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