The verb 离 indicates the distance between two points. It often occurs before adjectives like 远（yuǎn） and 近（jìn）. ān nà jiā lí shū diàn hěn yuǎn 。 安娜家离书店很远。Anna's house is far from the bookstore. ān nà jiā lí ɡōnɡ sī hěn jìn 。 安娜家离公司很近。Anna's house is very close to the office. Sometimes it takes the verb-object phrase 有(yǒu)……米(mǐ) to indicate the exact distance. wǒ jiā lí xué xiào yǒu 400 mǐ 。 我家离学校有400米。My home is 400 meters away from my school. wǒ jiā lí chāo shì yǒu 500 mǐ 。 我家离超市有500米。My home is 500 meters from the supermarket. chāo shì lí xué xiào yǒu 100 mǐ 。 超市离学校有100米。The supermarket is 100 meters from the school.