疏远

shūyuǎn

to drift apart; to become estranged; to alienate

adjectiveverb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 疏遠

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他们渐渐疏远了。

They gradually drifted apart.

为什么疏远朋友?

Why grow distant from friends?