里弄 lǐ lòng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lanes and alleys
  2. neighborhood
  3. lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families

CHARACTERS

里 lǐ
HSK 1
unit of distance; village; lane
弄 lòng
HSK 4
do, play or fiddle with; alley