离队 (lí duì) — to leave one's team, post, or group; to drop out of the ranks
Definition
Literary/formal 'to leave one's team or post', often used for soldiers, officials, or organized groups. Pairs with the noun 离 to mean going AWOL or abandoning one's post, not casual quitting.
verb
to leave one's teampostor groupto drop out of the ranks
Examples
- 离队。Tā yīn wèi shòu shāng bù dé bù lí duì.He had to leave the team because of an injury.
- 离队。Zhè wèi jiāng jūn zài zhàn zhēng qī jiān cóng wèi lí duì.This general never left his post during the war.
- ，。Tā qù nián lí guò yí cì duì, hòu lái huí lái le.He left the team once last year, but later came back.
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