lí
篱
bamboo colander; bamboo fence
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
bamboo colander (used in compound word)
This sense only appears in the compound word 笊篱 (zhào lí), meaning a bamboo colander or strainer.
Zhào笊
lí篱
shì是
chú厨
fáng房
lǐ里
cháng常
yòng用
de的
gōng工
jù具
。
A bamboo colander is a commonly used tool in the kitchen.
Mā妈
ma妈
yòng用
zhào笊
lí篱
lāo捞
jiǎo饺
zi子
。
Mom uses a bamboo colander to scoop up the dumplings.
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Zhè这
ge个
zhào笊
lí篱
shì是
zhú竹
biān编
de的
，
hěn很
nài耐
yòng用
。
This bamboo colander is woven from bamboo and very durable.
Nǐ你
néng能
bāng帮
wǒ我
bǎ把
zhào笊
lí篱
xǐ洗
yī一
xià下
ma吗
？
Can you help me wash the bamboo colander?
Chuán传
tǒng统
de的
zhào笊
lí篱
dōu都
shì是
yòng用
zhú竹
zi子
biān编
chéng成
de的
。
Traditional bamboo colanders are all woven from bamboo.
noun
bamboo fence; hedge
Refers to fences made of bamboo, branches, or similar materials, often used in rural areas.
Yuàn院
zi子
zhōu周
wéi围
wéi围
zhe着
yī一
quān圈
zhú竹
lí篱
ba笆
。
There's a bamboo fence around the courtyard.
Xiāng乡
xià下
de的
hěn很
duō多
fáng房
zi子
dōu都
yǒu有
lí篱
ba笆
qiáng墙
。
Many houses in the countryside have fence walls.
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Tā他
men们
yòng用
shù树
zhī枝
zhā扎
le了
yī一
gè个
jiǎn简
yì易
lí篱
ba笆
。
They made a simple fence with branches.
Lí篱
ba笆
shàng上
pá爬
mǎn满
le了
qiān牵
niú牛
huā花
。
Morning glories climbed all over the fence.
Zhè这
shǒu首
shī诗
miáo描
xiě写
le了
zhú竹
lí篱
máo茅
shè舍
de的
tián田
yuán园
shēng生
huó活
。
This poem describes the rural life with bamboo fences and thatched cottages.