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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing 'evacuate' with 撤离 (chèlí)

    Actions & Events
    Direction & Movement

    Structure

    从 + Location + 撤离

    Explanation

    撤离 (chèlí) means 'to evacuate' or 'to withdraw from,' describing the act of leaving a dangerous or contested area. It is commonly used in military and emergency contexts. For example, 放下武器并撤离 means 'lay down weapons and evacuate.'

    Examples

    • 台风要来了,沿海的居民需要尽快撤离。

      Táifēng yào lái le, yánhǎi de jūmín xūyào jǐnkuài chèlí.

      A typhoon is coming, and coastal residents need to evacuate as soon as possible.

    • 火灾发生后,大楼里的人迅速撤离了现场。

      Huǒzāi fāshēng hòu, dàlóu lǐ de rén xùnsù chèlí le xiànchǎng.

      After the fire broke out, people in the building quickly evacuated the scene.

    • 所有工作人员已经安全撤离到指定地点。

      Suǒyǒu gōngzuò rényuán yǐjīng ānquán chèlí dào zhǐdìng dìdiǎn.

      All staff have safely evacuated to the designated location.

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