No. 705 in Chinese
离开
"To leave" or "to depart."
In a sentence
他早上九点离开了家。
He left home at nine in the morning.
In this sentence, '离开' (to leave) is used to indicate the action of moving away from a specific location, in this case, home.
我们不要离开这个话题，请继续讨论。
Let's not stray from this topic; please continue the discussion.
Here, '离开' is metaphorically used to mean 'stray or deviate from,' applied to the context of a conversation or topic.
如果你离开公司，请记得归还钥匙。
If you leave the company, please remember to return the keys.
In this example, '离开' (to leave) refers to the concept of formally departing from an organization or place, such as a workplace in this instance.
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