不離

不离
bùlí
  1. to be not much different from; to be about the same
  2. to not leave

Wiktionary

Examples

拳不離手，曲不離口。

No day without a line.

Source: Tatoeba

我们为什么不离开这里？

Why don't we get out of here?

Source: Tatoeba

如果你不离开，我就放狗出来咬你。

If you don't leave, I'll sic my dogs on you.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
=2 離 Lí surname Li
=2 離 lí
  1. to leave
  2. to part from
  3. to be away from
  4. (in giving distances) from
  5. without (sth)
  6. independent of
  7. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bāguà, symbolizing fire
  8. ☲
=2 離 lì
  1. (obsolete) to reject; to discard
  2. alternative form of 麗 /丽 (“to adhere; to attach to”)
  3. to reject; to discard
  4. used in 離支／离支 (lìzhī, “lychee”)
=2 離 lǐ only used in 離跂／离跂
=2 離 chī
  1. alternative form of 离 (“a kind of legendary beast”)
  2. alternative form of 螭 (chī, “a kind of dragon”)
=2 離 gǔ only used in 離瞀／离瞀

Containing this entry

三句話不離本行 sānjùhuàbùlíběnháng to talk shop all the time (idiom)
不即不離 bùjíbùlí
  1. to be neither too familiar nor too distant
  2. to keep sb at arm's length
不離不棄 bùlíbùqì
  1. to stand by (sb) (idiom)
  2. steadfast loyalty
不離兒 bùlír
  1. not bad
  2. pretty good
  3. pretty close
八九不離十 bājiǔbùlíshí
  1. pretty close
  2. very near
  3. about right
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