Meaning of 里外里
里外里 means when combining both sides; the total of two opposing amounts (e.g., savings plus extra income); no matter how you calculate it; either way; the result is the same. Pronounced lǐ wài lǐ.
- when combining both sides; the total of two opposing amounts (e.g., savings plus extra income)
- no matter how you calculate it; either way; the result is the same
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
gè个
yuè月
shěng省
le了
wǔ五
shí十
kuài块
qián钱
，
ài爱
rén人
yòu又
duō多
jì寄
lái来
wǔ五
shí十
kuài块
，
lǐ里
wài外
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
bǎi百
kuài块
de的
fù富
yu余
。
This month I saved fifty yuan, and my spouse sent an extra fifty yuan, so altogether I have a surplus of one hundred yuan.
Nǐ你
shǎo少
huā花
le了
èr二
shí十
kuài块
，
wǒ我
yòu又
duō多
gěi给
nǐ你
èr二
shí十
kuài块
，
lǐ里
wài外
lǐ里
jiù就
shì是
sì四
shí十
kuài块
de的
hǎo好
chu处
。
You spent twenty yuan less, and I gave you an extra twenty yuan; either way, it's a forty-yuan benefit.
Chéng成
běn本
jiàng降
dī低
le了
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
shí十
，
shòu售
jià价
tí提
gāo高
le了
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
shí十
，
lǐ里
wài外
lǐ里
lì利
rùn润
zēng增
jiā加
le了
bù不
shǎo少
。
Costs dropped by ten percent and selling prices rose by ten percent; all told, profits increased significantly.