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

zhè lǐ variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]; here
達烏寒鴉 dá wū lǐ hán yā (bird species of China) Daurian jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus)
邁杜古 mài dù gǔ lǐ Maiduguri, city in north Nigeria
邋遢 lā li lā ta messy; slovenly; unkempt
nà li there; that place; also written 那裡|那里
陰溝翻船 yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán to meet with unexpected failure (idiom); to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)
雞蛋挑骨頭 jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou to look for bones in an egg; to find fault; to nitpick (idiom)
紅 xuě lǐ hóng potherb mustard; Brassica juncea var. crispifolia
蕻 xuě lǐ hóng potherb mustard; Brassica juncea var. crispifolia
yún lǐ wù lǐ amidst the clouds and mist; (fig.) mystified; puzzled
鞭闢入 biān pì rù lǐ penetrated; trenchant; incisive
馬德 mǎ dé lǐ variant of 馬德里|马德里[Ma3 de2 li3], Madrid; Madrid, capital of Spain
驀地 mò dì lǐ suddenly; unexpectedly
骨子 gǔ zi lǐ beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level
群組 qún zǔ lǐ within the group; inside the group
huā lǐ in the flowers
cǎo lǐ in the grass
chéng lǐ in the city
fēng lǐ in the wind
zhōu lǐ inside the congee
向山 xiàng shān lǐ towards the mountains