Definition
叛离 means to betray and leave a group, organization, or cause — often implying defection or abandoning one's allegiance. It is stronger than 离开 and more specific than 背叛, as it always involves both betrayal and departure.
v.
to defect fromto betray and leave (one's group, country, cause)
Examples
- 叛离。Tā cóng jūnduì pàn lí le.He defected from the army.
- 叛离。Tā pàn lí le zìjǐ de lǐxiǎng.She betrayed her own ideals.
- 叛离，。Tā pàn lí le zǔzhī, dúzì líkāi le.He defected from the organization and left alone.
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