距 (jù): distance
距 (jù) is a Chinese character meaning “distance.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 巨 (phonetic). It ranks #1197 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 距 foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 跑 (pǎo, to run), 跟 (gēn, follow, heel), 路 (lù, road).
Definitions
- distance
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 距
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 焦距 | jiāo jù | focal length |
| 相距 | xiāng jù | distance apart |
| 短距离 | duǎn jù lí | short distance |
| 间距 | jiān jù | gap |
| 长距离 | cháng jù lí | long-distance |
| 测距 | cè jù | to measure distance |
| 轴距 | zhóu jù | wheelbase |
| 等距 | děng jù | equidistant |
| 距离产生美 | jù lí chǎn shēng měi | absence makes the heart grow fonder |
| 超距作用 | chāo jù zuò yòng | action at a distance (e.g. gravitational force) |
| 短距起落飞机 | duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī | short takeoff and landing aircraft |
| 两性差距 | liǎng xìng chā jù | disparity between the sexes |
| 近距离无线通讯 | jìn jù lí wú xiàn tōng xùn | (computing) near-field communication (NFC) |
| 拉近距离 | lā jìn jù lí | to bring (people) closer together |
| 垂直和短距起落飞机 | chuí zhí hé duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī | vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft |
距 appears in 43 compound words: 12 as the first character, 53 as the last, and 35 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 距 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
从这里到市中心距离大约十公里。
Cóng zhèlǐ dào shì zhōngxīn jùlí dàyuē shí gōnglǐ.
The distance from here to the city center is about ten kilometers.
...园拥绿廊步道优质环境 预售与中古屋房价差距拉大已近倍
. . . yuán yōng lǜ láng bù dào yōu zhì huán jìng yù shòu yǔ zhōng gǔ wū fáng jià chā jù lā dà yǐ jìn bèi
... The park has a high-quality environment with green corridors and trails, and the gap between pre-sale and second-hand house prices has nearly doubled
防范台湾有事 美日菲在距我185公里处演习
fáng fàn tái wān yǒu shì měi rì 菲 zài jù wǒ 1 8 5 gōng lǐ chǔ yǎn xí
The United States, Japan and the Philippines exercised 185 kilometers away from me
... House Showcase 让乐迷近距离接触本地新声乐队
. . . H o u s e S h o w c a s e ràng lè mí jìn jù lí jiē chù běn dì xīn shēng lè duì
... House Showcase brings music fans up close and personal with local new vocal bands
距離台灣僅110公里!小泉進次郎:2030...
jù 離 tái 灣 僅 gōng lǐ ! xiǎo quán 進 cì láng . . .
[Translation pending - quota exceeded]
...gend Biotech評級,指出估值差距
. . . 評 級 , zhǐ chū gū zhí chā jù
...Gend Biotech Rating, pointing out valuation gaps
纽约和伦敦距离多远？
Niǔyuē hé Lúndūn jùlí duō yuǎn?
How far is New York from London?
博物馆和这里之间距离多远 ?
Bówùguǎn hé zhèlǐ zhījiān jùlí duō yuǎn?
How far is it from here to the museum?
现在距离圣诞节还有多少天?
Xiànzài jùlí Shèngdànjié háiyǒu duōshao tiān?
How many more days are there until Christmas?
距离村内的邮政局不到一公里。
Jùlí cūn nèi de yóuzhèngjú bù dào yī gōnglǐ.
It was less than one kilometer to the village post office.
Character Family
足 Radical Family — Characters sharing the foot radical
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