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剥离 (bō lí) — (of something attached) to come off, to peel off; (figuratively) to separate, to divest (assets, responsibilities, relationships)

Definition

剥离 means to peel or strip something off a surface, or figuratively to separate/detach (assets, responsibilities, emotional ties) from a larger whole.

verb
(of something attached) to come offto peel off(figuratively) to separateto divest (assets, responsibilities, relationships)

Examples

  • 剥离。
    Shù pí cóng shù gàn shàng bō lí xià lái.
    The bark peeled off from the tree trunk.
  • 剥离。
    Gōng sī jué dìng bō lí bù liáng zī chǎn yǐ gǎi shàn cái wù zhuàng kuàng.
    The company decided to divest non-performing assets to improve its financial situation.
  • 剥离。
    Tā shì tú cóng guò qù de yīn yǐng zhōng bō lí chū lái.
    He tried to break free from the shadow of the past.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

剥bāopeel
离lícome apart

剥 means peel, and 离 means come apart.

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 剝; 剥 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刂Written in full as刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
彔
彔lù剝bō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 剝 uses 彔 for its sound and 刂, a knife; the simplified 剥 is a later shorthand.

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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'.

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