里 lǐ

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

加里肋亚海 jiā lǐ lèi yà hǎi Sea of Galilee
加里肋亞海 jiā lǐ lèi yà hǎi Sea of Galilee
包里斯 bāo lǐ sī Boris (name)
北马里亚纳 běi mǎ lǐ yà nà Northern Mariana Islands
北馬里亞納 běi mǎ lǐ yà nà Northern Mariana Islands
北马里亚纳群岛 běi mǎ lǐ yà nà qún dǎo Northern Mariana Islands
北馬里亞納群島 běi mǎ lǐ yà nà qún dǎo Northern Mariana Islands
十万八千里 shí wàn bā qiān lǐ light-years (apart); a million miles (apart); (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)
十萬八千里 shí wàn bā qiān lǐ light-years (apart); a million miles (apart); (i.e. indicates a huge difference or a huge distance)
十里洋场 shí lǐ yáng chǎng the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements; (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city
十里洋場 shí lǐ yáng chǎng the Shanghai of old, with its foreign settlements; (fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī ， kuì yú yǐ xué an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom); huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
千里之堤，潰於蟻穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī ， kuì yú yǐ xué an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom); huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
千里之外 qiān lǐ zhī wài thousand miles distant
千里之行，始于足下 qiān lǐ zhī xíng ， shǐ yú zú xià lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step; fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
千里之行，始於足下 qiān lǐ zhī xíng ， shǐ yú zú xià lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step; fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
千里寄鹅毛 qiān lǐ jì é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it; also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
千里寄鵝毛 qiān lǐ jì é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it; also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 qiān lǐ dā cháng péng ， méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席 qiān lǐ dā cháng péng ， méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
千里送鹅毛 qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
千里送鵝毛 qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo ， lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo ， lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo ， lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
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