Chinese Word: 裏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

裏 (Simplified: 里)HSK 1

Pinyin: lǐ

English Definition: variant of 里

Chinese Definition:
①居住的地方：故里。返里(回老家)。
②街坊(古代五家为邻，五邻为里)：里弄(lòng)。
③中国市制长度单位：一里(等于五百米)。里程牌。
④衣物的内层：被里。
⑤内部，与“外”相对，并引申为一定范围以内：里外。心里。这里。那里。
⑥姓氏。

Antonyms: 面外表

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 衣

Pictophonetic:里 indicates the sound; 衣 (clothes) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿻ Overlaid
- 衣 [ yī ] cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
- 里 [ lǐ ] unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane

Similar Characters: 襄

公里HSK 4	gōng lǐ	kilometer
裡面	lǐ miàn	inside; interior; also pr. li3 mian5
城里	chéng lǐ	in the city

1		tā 她 zài 在 nǎ lǐ 哪里？ Where is she?
2		xié zi 鞋子 zài 在 lǐ bian 里边。 The shoes are inside.
3		cān tīng 餐厅 zài 在 lǐ bian 里边。 The restaurant is inside.
4		nǐ 你 cóng 从 nǎ lǐ 哪里 lái 来？ Where are you from?
5		nǐ 你 xiǎng 想 qù 去 nǎ lǐ 哪里？ Where do you want to go?

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1		tā 她 zài 在 nǎ lǐ 哪里？ Where is she?
2		xié zi 鞋子 zài 在 lǐ bian 里边。 The shoes are inside.
3		cān tīng 餐厅 zài 在 lǐ bian 里边。 The restaurant is inside.
4		nǐ 你 cóng 从 nǎ lǐ 哪里 lái 来？ Where are you from?
5		nǐ 你 xiǎng 想 qù 去 nǎ lǐ 哪里？ Where do you want to go?