| 1 | The two places are 10 li apart. | |
| 2 | The two villages are three miles apart. | |
| 3 | "The two villages are a mile apart, and my house lies midway between them. " | |
| 4 | The rapid alternation of two tones either a whole or a half tone apart. | |
| 5 | No matter how far apart we are, my thought always find their way back to you. |