Usage note
“离开”用来表示人或物从某个地方出去。
líkāi lái yòng de bǎng dé rén huò wù cóng měi gè fāng chǎn qù chū.
Use '离开' to indicate that a person or thing is going out of a place.
Context note
“离开”常用于描述搬家、旅行或工作等情境。
líkāi cháng yòng wù dé miáo shù máo bān, lǚ xíng huò gōng zuò děng qíng jìng.
'离开' is commonly used to describe moving house, traveling, or working scenarios.
5 examples
他离开了家。
tā lí kāi le jiā。
He left home.
我们明天要离开这里。
wǒ men míng tiān yào lí kāi zhè lǐ。
We are leaving here tomorrow.
他每天早上都离开得很早。
tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu lí kāi dé hěn zǎo。
He leaves very early every morning.
这个周末我们计划离开城市。
zhè ge zhōu mò wǒ men jì huà lí kāi chéng shì。
This weekend we plan to leave the city.
他离开了学校，开始工作。
tā lí kāi le xué xiào， kāi shǐ gōng zuò。
He left school and started working.
5 mini stories
小明早上离开家去上学。他很早到校。
xiǎo míng zǎo shàng lí kāi jiā qù shàng xué。 tā hěn zǎo dào xiào。
Xiaoming leaves home in the morning to go to school. He arrives at school very early.
妈妈决定明天离开这个城市，开始新的生活。
mā ma jué dìng míng tiān lí kāi zhè ge chéng shì， kāi shǐ xīn de shēng huó。
Mom decides to leave this city tomorrow and start a new life.
他们计划在暑假期间离开家乡去旅行。
tā men jì huà zài shǔ jià qī jiān lí kāi jiā xiāng qù lǚ xíng。
They plan to leave their hometown during the summer vacation for a trip.
他离开了旧的工作，开始新的职业生涯。
tā lí kāi le jiù de gōng zuò， kāi shǐ xīn de zhí yè shēng yá。
He left his old job and started a new career.
他们搬到了一个新的城市，离开了老朋友。
tā men bān dào le yí gè xīn de chéng shì， lí kāi le lǎo péng yǒu。
They moved to a new city and left their old friends behind.
Mini dialogue
离开学校
A
你几点离开学校？
Nǐ jǐ diǎn lí kāi xué xiào?
What time do you leave school?
B
我四点离开学校。
Wǒ sì diǎn lí kāi xué xiào.
I leave school at four o'clock.
离开家
A
妈妈要离开家去工作吗？
Mā ma yào lí kāi jiā qù gōng zuò ma?
Does mom have to leave home for work?
B
是的，她早上离开家。
Shì de, tā zǎo shang lí kāi jiā.
Yes, she leaves home in the morning.
Related words and contrasts
related
出发
chū fā
set off
出发 focuses on starting a journey
opposite
回来
huí lai
come back
回来 means to return