里
Lǐ
Pinyin

Definition

里
 - 
lǐ
  1. lining
  2. interior
  3. inside
  4. internal
  5. also written 裏|里[lǐ]
里
 - 
lǐ
  1. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  2. neighborhood
  3. ancient administrative unit of 25 families
  4. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhèn] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lín] levels
里
 - 
Lǐ
  1. Li (surname)
里
 - 
lǐ
  1. variant of 裡|里[lǐ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

里
lǐ
  1. 1 variant of 裡|里[lǐ]
哪里
nǎ lǐ
  1. 1 where?
  2. 2 somewhere
  3. 3 anywhere
  4. 4 wherever
  5. 5 nowhere (negative answer to question)
  6. 6 humble expression denying compliment
  7. 7 also written 哪裡|哪里
这里
zhè lǐ
  1. 1 variant of 這裡|这里[zhè lǐ]
稀里糊涂
xī li hú tu
  1. 1 muddleheaded
  2. 2 careless
那里
nà li
  1. 1 there
  2. 2 that place
  3. 3 also written 那裡|那里

Idioms (1)

狗嘴里吐不出象牙
gǒu zuǐ li tǔ bù chū xiàng yá
  1. 1 no ivory comes from the mouth of a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 no good words are to be expected from a scoundrel

Sample Sentences