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里
lǐ
Description
“里”常常用来说一个东西的里面，比如房间里、包里、心里。
"里" is often used to indicate the inside of something, such as inside a room, inside a bag, or inside the heart.
它也是一个很老的长度单位，一里大概是五百米。
It is also an old unit of length, where one 里 is about 500 meters.
Meanings
里lǐ
inside; interior of something
钱在我的包里。
The money is in my bag.
里lǐ
used after a place or thing to mean 'in/inside'
他在房间里睡觉。
He is sleeping in the room.
里lǐ
a Chinese unit of distance (about 500 meters)
这条路有三里长。
This road is three li long.
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Notes
- Nuance
里 (spatial 'inside') is often paired with 外 ('outside').
- Form
里 is the simplified form; traditional writing uses 裡/裏 for the 'inside' sense.
In videos
“感觉你这样子把这些外卖放盘子里”
“你应该知道在电视剧里一般都有一个第三者。”
“在英文里我们经常说fresh up”
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