里

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Pronunciation : lǐ

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Meaning :
  1. in; inside. (prep)
  2. used after 这, 那, 哪 etc. to indicate a place. (adv)
  3. inner. (n)
  4. native place; hometown. (n)
  5. neighbourhood. (n)
  6. a traditional unit of length, equal to 500 meters. (measure word)
Radical : 里
Strokes : 7
Traditional : 裡 ; 裏 ( Stroke Order 1 ; Stroke Order 2 )
Usage : 69.5%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
里边
lǐ biɑn

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 : inside; in; within
2.
里面
lǐ miàn

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 : inside; interior
3.
这里
zhè li

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 : (pronoun) here
4.
那里
nà li

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 : (pronoun) there
5.
哪里
nǎ lǐ

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 : where; wherever; used in rhetorical questions to express negation
6.
心里
xīn li

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 : in the heart; at heart; in (the) mind
7.
邻里
lín lǐ

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 : neighbourhood
Sentences:
1. They are all inside.
tā men dōu zài lǐ bian 。
他 们 都 在 里 边 。

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他们 : they
都 : all
在 : in, at
里边 : inside
2. Where are you from?
nǐ shì nǎ lǐ rén ?
你 是 哪 里 人 ？

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你 : you
是 : is
哪里 : where; from where
人 : people
3. It’s solid.
lǐ miàn shì shí de 。
里 面 是 实 的 。

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里面 : inside
是 : is
实 : solid
的 : (particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression
4. He was unhappy, but he didn’t show it.
tā xīn lǐ hěn bù gāo xìng ， kě shì méi biǎo xiàn chū lái 。
他 心 里 很 不 高 兴 ， 可 是 没 表 现 出 来 。

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他 : he
心 : heart
里 : inside
很 : very
不高兴 : not happy
可是 : but
没 : do not
表现 : show
出来 : arise; appear
5. There is no one at home.
jiā lǐ méi rén 。
家 里 没 人 。

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家 : house, home
里 : inside
没 : no
人 : people
6. A traffic accident happened here.
zhè lǐ fā shēng le yì qǐ jiāo tōng shì gù 。
这 里 发 生 了 一 起 交 通 事 故 。

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这里 : here
发生 : happen
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
一 : one
起 : measure word
交通 : traffic
事故 : accident
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February 9th, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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