Common Meanings
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jù距
distance; gap; the space or time separating two points or things.
我家距离公司很近。
My home is very close to the company.
the spur of a rooster
这只雄鸡的距又长又锋利。
This rooster's spur is long and sharp.
To resist; to ward off; same as '拒'.
大家团结一致，共同距止谣言的传播。
Everyone united to jointly resist the spread of rumors.
An archaic or literary meaning, synonymous with '巨' (jù), signifying large, great, or immense.
其貌不扬，然腹有距才
Though unassuming in appearance, he possesses immense talent.
An archaic interrogative particle, similar to 'how' or 'why', used to express surprise or doubt in rhetorical questions.
距此言岂可信乎？
How can this statement be believed?