Usage of the character 離

separating medical consultation from dispensing drugs, proposed policy to counteract perceived PRC problem of "drugs serving to nourish doctors" 以藥養醫／以药养医 (yǐyàoyǎngyī)

liúlíyùhé

流离遇合

[流離遇合]

to reunite after being homeless refugees

chàbùlír

差不离儿

[差不離兒]

erhua variant of 差不離／差不离 (chàbùlí)

guānggélíqì

光隔离器

[光隔離器]

opto-isolator (electronics)

zīchǎnbōlí

资产剥离

[資產剝離]

asset stripping

líxiāngbèijǐng

离乡背井

[離鄉背井]

to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)

jùshǎolíduō

聚少离多

[聚少離多]

(idiom) (of a husband and wife, etc) to spend more time apart than together; to see each other very little

lājìnjùlí

拉近距离

[拉近距離]

to bring (people) closer together

líqíyǒuqù

离奇有趣

[離奇有趣]

quaint

màohéshénlí

貌合神离

[貌合神離]

the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement

diàohǔlíshān

调虎离山

[調虎離山]

to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
to lure an enemy away from his territory

fēnbēnglíxī

分崩离析

[分崩離析]

to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
falling to pieces

diānpèiliúlí

颠沛流离

[顛沛流離]

homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight
to drift

líkǔdélè

离苦得乐

[離苦得樂]

to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism)

lízǐjiāohuàn

离子交换

[離子交換]

ion exchange

tiǎobōlíjiàn

挑拨离间

[挑撥離間]

to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

líqíngbiéxù

离情别绪

[離情別緒]

sad feeling at separation (idiom)

àibiélíkǔ

爱别离苦

[愛別離苦]

(Buddhism) the pain of parting with what (or whom) one loves, one of the eight distresses 八苦 (bākǔ)

qīlízǐsàn

妻离子散

[妻離子散]

a family wrenched apart (idiom)

bēihuānlíhé

悲欢离合

[悲歡離合]

joys and sorrows
partings and reunions
the vicissitudes of life

tuōlíkǔhǎi

脱离苦海

[脫離苦海]

to escape from the abyss of suffering
to shed off a wretched plight

líjiāchūzǒu

离家出走

[離家出走]

to leave home (to live somewhere else)

nánshěnánlí

难舍难离

[難捨難離]

loath to part (idiom); emotionally close and unwilling to separate

diànlífúshè

电离辐射

[電離輻射]

ionization radiation
nuclear radiation

líkāirénshì

离开人世

[離開人世]

to die
to leave this world

liǎngxìnglízǐ

两性离子

[兩性離子]

(chemistry) zwitterion

shēnglísǐbié

生离死别

[生離死別]

separated in life and death
to part for ever

qīngyǎnglízǐ

氢氧离子

[氫氧離子]

hydroxide ion OH-

shànlízhíshǒu

擅离职守

[擅離職守]

to abscond
to be absent without leave

fēnlífènzǐ

分离分子

[分離份子]

separatist

piānchājùlí

偏差距离

[偏差距離]

offset distance

màohéxīnlí

貌合心离

[貌合心離]

the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement

xíngyǐngbùlí

形影不离

[形影不離]

inseparable (as form and shadow)

mílímǎhu

迷离马虎

[迷離馬虎]

muddle-headed

bùdàlír

不大离儿

[不大離兒]

erhua variant of 不大離／不大离 (bùdàlí)

zhīlípòsuì

支离破碎

[支離破碎]

scattered and smashed (idiom)

lígǎngdàtīng

离港大厅

[離港大廳]

departure lounge

bùlíbùqì

不离不弃

[不離不棄]

to stand by (sb) (idiom)
steadfast loyalty

zhòngpànqīnlí

众叛亲离

[眾叛親離]

lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom)
fig. to find oneself utterly isolated

yángégélí

严格隔离

[嚴格隔離]

rigorous isolation

zìdònglíhé

自动离合

[自動離合]

automatic clutch

bèijǐnglíxiāng

背井离乡

[背井離鄉]

to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)

bānbólùlí

斑驳陆离

[斑駮陸離]

variegated

děnglízǐtǐ

等离子体

[等離子體]

plasma (physics)

bùjíbùlí

不即不离

[不即不離]

to be neither too familiar nor too distant
to keep sb at arm's length

chángjùlíbǐsài

长距离比赛

[長距離比賽]

marathon (sports)

líxīnfēnlíjī

离心分离机

[離心分離機]

centrifuge

bājiǔbùlíshí

八九不离十

[八九不離十]

pretty close
very near
about right

jùlíchǎnshēngměi

距离产生美

[距離產生美]

absence makes the heart grow fonder

lǐlízǐdiànchí

锂离子电池

[鋰離子電池]

lithium ion battery

qīngyǎnggēnlízǐ

氢氧根离子

[氫氧根離子]

hydroxide ion OH-

yīnlízǐbùwèi

阴离子部位

[陰離子部位]

anionic site

yuǎnjùlíjiānshì

远距离监视

[遠距離監視]

off-site monitoring

tóngwèisùfēnlí

同位素分离

[同位素分離]

isotopic separation

wànbiànbùlíqízōng

万变不离其宗

[萬變不離其宗]

many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose

èryǎnghuàtàngélí

二氧化碳隔离

[二氧化碳隔離]

carbon sequestration
carbon dioxide sequestration

jìnjùlíwúxiàntōngxùn

近距离无线通讯

[近距離無線通訊]

(computing) near-field communication (NFC)

qiánduōshìshǎolíjiājìn

钱多事少离家近

[錢多事少離家近]

lots of money, less work, and close to home
ideal job

jiělíxìngréngéjíhuàn

解离性人格疾患

[解離性人格疾患]

dissociative identity disorder
multiple personality disorder

sānjùhuàbùlíběnháng

三句话不离本行

[三句話不離本行]

to talk shop all the time (idiom)

yuánzhūxínglízǐjiāohuànjì

圆珠形离子交换剂

[圓珠形離子交換劑]

bead-type ion exchanger