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驶离 (shǐ lí) — to leave (by vehicle, ship, or plane); to depart from a place

Definition

驶离 is a formal verb meaning a vehicle, ship, or plane 'departs from / leaves' a place — it always describes the craft moving away, not the person. Pairs with locations like 机场, 港口, or 跑道.

verb
to leave (by vehicle, ship, or plane)to depart from a place

Examples

  • 驶离。
    Fēi jī yǐ jīng shǐ lí jī chǎng.
    The plane has already departed from the airport.
  • 驶离。
    Lún chuán huǎn huǎn shǐ lí gǎng kǒu.
    The ship slowly left the port.
  • 驶离。
    Tā kāi chē shǐ lí le nà ge wēi xiǎn de dì fāng.
    He drove away from that dangerous place.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

驶shǐdrive
离líaway

驶 gives the idea of driving or steering, while 离 gives the idea of moving away.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 駛; 驶 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
史
史shǐ駛shǐ
Same sound today

The traditional form 駛 has 馬 as the meaning part and 史 as the sound part.

Open 驶 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 離; 离 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
隹隹zhuībird
Sound part声符shēngfú
离
离lí離lí
Same sound today

The traditional form 離 pairs 隹, a bird, with the sound part 离; the simplified 离 is a shorthand. This form first wrote a black-naped oriole, and the sound was borrowed for 'leave'.

Open 离 →
Appears in
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