里 lǐ

unit of distance; village; lane

HSK 1 #50

DEFINITIONS

里 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

STROKES

里 stroke order diagram
里 stroke order animation

WORDS

公里 gōng lǐ
HSK 4
kilometer
里程碑 lǐ chéng bēi
HSK 6
milestone
这里 zhè lǐ variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]; here
那里 nà li there; that place; also written 那裡|那里
哪里 nǎ lǐ where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里
里面 lǐ miàn inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]
家里 jiā lǐ home
英里 yīng lǐ mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km)
心里 xīn li chest; heart; mind
手里 shǒu lǐ in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
嘴里 zuǐ lǐ mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words
哈里 hā lǐ Harry or Hari (name)
佛罗里达 fú luó lǐ dá Florida
夜里 yè li during the night; at night; nighttime
帕特里克 pà tè lǐ kè Patrick (name)
加里 jiā lǐ Gary (name); potassium (loanword)
拉里 lā lǐ lari (currency of Georgia) (loanword)
里头 lǐ tou inside; interior
海里 hǎi lǐ nautical mile
巴里 bā lǐ Bari (Puglia, Italy)
阿里 ā lǐ Ali (proper name); Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (c. 600-661), cousin, aid and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德, the fourth Caliph 哈里發|哈里发 of Islam, reigned 656-661, and the first Imam 伊瑪目|伊玛目 of Shia Islam; Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris
怀里 huái lǐ embrace; bosom
蒙在鼓里 méng zài gǔ lǐ variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]; lit. kept inside a drum (idiom); fig. completely in the dark
市里 shì lǐ li (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters)
里昂 lǐ áng Lyon, French city on the Rhône
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