里

Lining in Chinese: 里 (lǐ)

lǐ

lining

HSK 1Traditional: 裡2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1lining
  2. 2interior
  3. 3inside
  4. 4internal
  5. 5also written 里

Stroke order

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里

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ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

里

Simplified

裡

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这里很冷。

    zhè lǐ hěn lěng。

    It is very cold here.

  • 你住哪里？

    nǐ zhù nǎ lǐ？

    Where do you live?

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Related words

公里

gōng lǐ

kilometer

家里

jiā lǐ

home

里边

lǐ bian

inside

哪里

nǎ lǐ

where?

那里

nà li

there

这里

zhè lǐ

here

里头

lǐ tou

inside

心里

xīn li

chest

夜里

yè li

during the night

里面

lǐ miàn

inside

手里

shǒu lǐ

in hand

眼里

yǎnli

In the eyes

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