里
lǐ
unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
- Strokes
- 7
- Level
- HSK 1 · TOCFL Novice 1
- Frequency
- No. 31
- Traditional
- 裏
How to write 里, stroke by stroke
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What 里 means
variant of 里; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里; Li (surname); li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 and neighborhood 邻 levels
Words with 里
- 那里nà lithere; that place
- 哪里nǎ lǐwhere?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里
- 家里jiā lǐhome
- 心里xīn lichest; heart; mind
- 英里yīng lǐmile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km)
- 手里shǒu lǐin hand; (a situation is) in sb's hands
- 公里gōng lǐkilometer
- 嘴里zuǐ lǐmouth; in the mouth; on one's lips; speech; words
- 海里hǎi lǐnautical mile
- 里头lǐ touinside; interior
- 夜里yè liduring the night; at night; nighttime
- 里边lǐ bianinside
里 in a sentence
nǐ jiā lǐ rén dōu hái hǎo ma ？
How is your family?
wǒ bù zhī dào tā shì cóng nǎ lǐ lái de 。
I didn't know where it came from.
nǐ zài nà lǐ dài le duō jiǔ ？
How long did you stay?
wǒ xīn lǐ chōng mǎn zhe kuài lè 。
My heart was filled with happiness.
wǒ xiǎng yào yì sōu chuán dài wǒ yuǎn lí zhè lǐ 。
I want a boat that will take me far away from here.