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游离 (yóu lí) — drifting; dissociated (of people, thoughts, or situations); (chemistry) free; unbound

Definition

Used for people/thoughts that feel detached and unanchored from a group or situation, or in chemistry for a 'free' (unbound) atom or radical. Primarily a written or technical term, not everyday spoken language.

adjective
driftingdissociated (of people, thoughts, or situations)(chemistry) freeunbound

Examples

  • 游离。
    Tā gǎn jué zì jǐ yóu lí zài qún tǐ zhī wài.
    He felt himself drifting away from the group.
  • 游离。
    Huà xué lǐ de yóu lí jī fēi cháng bù wěn dìng.
    Free radicals in chemistry are very unstable.
  • 游离。
    Tā yì shēng dōu yóu lí bú dìng.
    He spent his whole life unsettled and drifting.
Appears in
Physics & Chemistry

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