li

哩

Character · Particle

dialectal modal particle

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

particle

dialectal equivalent of 'ne' (non-interrogative)

dialect

Used in southern Chinese dialects to mark a declarative statement, no interrogative tone

Shān山
shàng上
de的
xuě雪
hái还
méi没
yǒu有
huà化
li～
 。

The snow on the mountain hasn't melted yet, huh.

Jīn今
tiān天
de的
tiān天
qì气
zhēn真
hǎo好
li～
 。

The weather today is really nice, isn't it? [declarative dialect usage]

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Wǒ我
yǐ已
jīng经
bǎ把
zuò作
yè业
xiě写
wán完
li～
 。

I've already finished my homework.

Zhè这
dào道
cài菜
shì是
mā妈
ma妈
zuò做
li～
 。

This dish was made by Mom.

Tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
dào到
chē车
zhàn站
le了
li～
 。

He has already arrived at the station.

2.

particle

dialectal equivalent of 'la' for listing

dialect

Used to list items in a sentence, similar to the modal particle '啦' in Mandarin

Wǎn碗
li～
 ，
kuài筷
zi子
li～
 ，
dōu都
yǐ已
jīng经
bǎi摆
hǎo好
le了
 。

The bowls, the chopsticks, everything is already set up.

Píng苹
guǒ果
li～
 ，
xiāng香
jiāo蕉
li～
 ，
jú橘
zi子
li～
 ，
wǒ我
dōu都
xǐ喜
huan欢
chī吃
 。

Apples, bananas, oranges, I like all of them.

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Dú读
shū书
li～
 ，
xiě写
zì字
li～
 ，
huà画
huà画
li～
 ，
tā他
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
hěn很
máng忙
 。

Reading, writing, drawing, he is very busy every day.

Shū书
bāo包
li～
 ，
kè课
běn本
li～
 ，
shuǐ水
bēi杯
li～
 ，
dōu都
luò落
zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
le了
 。

The schoolbag, the textbooks, the water bottle, all were left at home.

Zhōu周
yī一
li～
 ，
zhōu周
èr二
li～
 ，
zhōu周
sān三
li～
 ，
zhè这
zhōu周
de的
kè课
pái排
dé得
hěn很
mǎn满
 。

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, this week's schedule is fully packed.