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Information of 里

Pinyin lǐ

Radical

里

Strokes

7 strokes

Usage

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Definition

inside / internal / interior, village / within / inside, Chinese mile / neighborhood / li, a Chinese unit of length = one-half kilometer / hometown

里 lǐ 1. 居住的地方。 A place of residence. 2. 街坊（古代五家为邻，五邻为里）。 Neighborhood (in ancient times, five families formed a neighborhood). 3. 中国市制长度单位。 A unit of length in the Chinese measurement system. 4. 衣物的内层。 The inner layer of clothing. 5. 内部，与“外”相对，并引申为一定范围以内。 Inside, in contrast to "outside," and extended to refer to within a certain range. 6. 姓。 A surname. 7. 里弄;街巷。 Alley; lane. 8. 古代一种居民组织，先秦以二十五家为里。 An ancient form of residential organization, twenty-five families formed a community in pre-Qin times. 9. 乡里;家乡;故乡。 Village; hometown; native place. 10. 量词。长度单位。 A measure word. A unit of length. 11. 通“理”。地理。 Related to "理" (lǐ), meaning geographical conditions. 12. 居住。 To dwell. 13. 谈到计算路程。 Referring to calculating distance. 14. 通“理”。治理。 Related to "理" (lǐ), meaning to govern or manage. 15. 通“悝”。忧伤。 Related to "悝" (kuī), meaning distressed or worried. 16. 同“哩”。 Equivalent to "哩" (lǐ), a formal word in Chinese. 17. 里面；内部（跟“外”相对）。 Inside; internal (contrasted with "outside"). 18. 附在“这、那、哪”等字后边表示地点。 Used after "这" (this), "那" (that), "哪" (which) to indicate a place. 19. 里头、里向、里外。 Inside, inward, inside and outside. 20. 用于指代计算里程的里程碑等。 Used to refer to milestones that measure distance.

嘴里 zuǐ lǐ

mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words

叽里咕噜 jī li gū lū

see 嘰哩咕嚕|叽哩咕噜[ji1 li5 gu1 lu1]

哈里 Hā lǐ

Harry or Hari (name)

稀里哗啦 xī li huā lā

(onom.) rustling sound / sound of rain or of sth falling down / in disorder / completely smashed / badly battered / broken to pieces

哪里话 nǎ lǐ huà

Where

哲里木盟 zhé lǐ mù méng

Zhelimu League

噼里啪啦 pī li pā lā

(onom.) to crackle and rattle / to pitter-patter

新喀里多尼亚 Xīn Kā lǐ duō ní yà

New Caledonia

嘉里 jiā lǐ

Kerry Properties Limited（嘉里建设有限公司）

巴里坤湖 bā lǐ kūn hú

Barkol Lake

巴里坤 Bā lǐ kūn

Barkol Kazakh autonomous county or Barköl Qazaq aptonom nahiyisi in Kumul prefecture 哈密地區|哈密地区[Ha1 mi4 di4 qu1], Xinjiang

埃里克森 āi lǐ kè sēn

ericsson / erik homburger erikson

埃里克 āi lǐ kè

Erik

城里 chéng lǐ

in town / inside the city

塔里木盆地 Tǎ lǐ mù pén dì

Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang

毛里塔尼亚 Máo lǐ tǎ ní yà

Mauritania

塔里木河 Tǎ lǐ mù Hé

Tarim River of Xinjiang

墨索里尼 Mò suǒ lǐ ní

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian fascist dictator, "Il Duce", president 1922-1943

夜里 yè li

during the night / at night / nighttime

夸里 kuā lǐ

Coari / Quarry

里奥 lǐ ào

RIO

克里姆林宫 Kè lǐ mǔ lín Gōng

the Kremlin

克里姆 kè lǐ mǔ

Kerim / Crim / Krim

屋里 wū lǐ

wife / in house

千里姻缘一线牵 qiān lǐ yīn yuán yī xiàn qiān

a fate match across a thousand miles is drawn by a thread

特里娜 tè lǐ nà

Trina

里约热内卢 Lǐ yuē rè nèi lú

Rio de Janeiro

厂里 chǎng lǐ

Factory

厄立特里亚 È lì tè lǐ yà

Eritrea

哪里 nǎ lǐ

where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment / also written 哪裡|哪里