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距 (jù) — to be (a given distance) apart (in space or time)

Definition

距 (jù) is mainly used in fixed phrases like 相距 ('to be apart by') to express distance in space or time. Prefer 离 for everyday 'from / away from'; 距离 is the common noun 'distance'.

verb
to be (a given distance) apart (in space or time)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 距。
    Běi jīng jù shàng hǎi yuē yì qiān èr bǎi gōng lǐ.
    Beijing is about 1,200 kilometers from Shanghai.
  • 距。
    jù Huì yì kāi shǐ hái yǒu shí fēn zhōng.
    There are still ten minutes until the meeting starts.
  • 。
    Zhè liǎng zuò lóu xiāng jù hěn yuǎn.
    These two buildings are far apart from each other.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
巨
巨jù距jù
Same sound today

距 puts 足, meaning foot, beside 巨, which gives its sound.

Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5Size & Dimension

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