li

inside, interior, within

DEFINITIONS

裡 lǐ
  • variant of 裡|里[li3]
  • lining
  • interior
  • inside
  • internal
  • also written 裏|里[li3]
  • Li (surname)
  • li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  • neighborhood
  • ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  • (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels

WORDS

行家手 háng jiā lǐ shǒu connoisseur; expert
biǎo lǐ the outside and the inside; one's outward show and inner thoughts; exterior and interior
不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems; saying one thing but meaning sth different
如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means; to think and act as one
出外進 lǐ chū wài jìn uneven; in disorder; everything sticking out
勾外連 lǐ gōu wài lián to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside; attacked from both inside and out
外 lǐ wài inside and out; or so
lǐ wài lǐ all in all; either way
子 lǐ zi lining; (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)
帶 lǐ dài inner tube (of tire)
應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom); (fig.) to act together
手 lǐ shǒu expert; left-hand side (of a machine); left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle
海 lǐ hǎi Caspian Sea
海地鴉 lǐ hǎi dì yā (bird species of China) Pander's ground jay (Podoces panderi)
脊 lǐ ji (tender)loin (of pork, beef etc)
外外 lǐ lǐ wài wài inside and out
邊 lǐ bian inside
邊兒 lǐ bian r erhua variant of 裡邊|里边[li3 bian5]
院 lǐ yuàn inner courtyard (in a courtyard house)
面 lǐ miàn inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]
頭 lǐ tou inside; interior
chèn lǐ lining
記在心 jì zài xīn li to keep in mind; to store in one's heart; to remember perfectly
套話 huà lǐ tào huà to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information; to touch upon other matters not central to the topic being discussed
有話 huà lǐ yǒu huà to have hidden meaning; implication; more than just the apparent meaning; something hinted