离心 (lí xīn) — (verb) to become estranged, to be at odds, disunited; (attributive) centrifugal (in compounds such as 离心力)
Definition
Used both for people becoming estranged or disunited, and as a technical prefix meaning 'centrifugal' (as in 离心力). The people sense is uncommon outside formal or literary writing.
verb
to become estrangedto be at oddsdisunited(attributive) centrifugal (in compounds such as 离心力)
Examples
- 离心。Tā men fū qī zhī jiān yǐ jīng lí xīn le.The couple is already estranged.
- 。lí xīn Lì shì wù lǐ xué zhōng yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de lì.Centrifugal force is a common type of force in physics.
- 离心。Zhè ge tuán duì de chéng yuán kāi shǐ lí xīn le.The members of this team are beginning to be disunited.
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