unit of distance; village; lane

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

WORDS

gōng lǐ kilometer
程碑 lǐ chéng bēi milestone
zhè lǐ variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]; here
nà li there; that place; also written 那裡|那里
nǎ lǐ where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里
面 lǐ miàn inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]
jiā lǐ home
yīng lǐ mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km)
xīn li chest; heart; mind
shǒu lǐ in hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
zuǐ lǐ mouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words
hā lǐ Harry or Hari (name)
佛罗达 fú luó lǐ dá Florida
yè li during the night; at night; nighttime
帕特克 pà tè lǐ kè Patrick (name)
jiā lǐ Gary (name); potassium (loanword)
lā lǐ lari (currency of Georgia) (loanword)
头 lǐ tou inside; interior
hǎi lǐ nautical mile
bā lǐ Bari (Puglia, Italy)
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 huái lǐ embrace; bosom
蒙在鼓 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
shì lǐ li (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters)
昂 lǐ áng Lyon, French city on the Rhône
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