Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
り
lǐ
Description
“里”有很多意思，可以表示里面，也可以是长度的单位。
"り" has many meanings; it can indicate inside or be a unit of length.
我们常常说“里面”或者“家里”，这时候“里”的意思是内部。
We often say "inside" or "at home," where "り" means internal.
Meanings
里lǐ
inside; interior
我在房间里看书。
I am reading in the room.
里lǐ
Chinese unit of distance (500 meters)
从这里到学校有三里。
It is three li from here to the school.
里lǐ
neighborhood; village community
他住在一个小小的乡里。
He lives in a small village.
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Notes
- Nuance
里 (inside) is often paired with 面 or 边 to form 里面, 里边.
- Etymology
originally meant a village unit; later extended to mean inside and a distance measure.
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