lǐ
里头
inside; interior; within
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
inside; interior; within
neutralA locative noun (方位词), often pronounced in the neutral tone 'li' when used as a suffix '-里' (as in 屋子里 wūzi li). The full-tone 'lǐ' is used when standing alone or in compounds like 里面 (lǐmiàn). Indicates a concrete or abstract interior space.
Wū屋
zi子
·
li里
zuò坐
mǎn满
le了
rén人
。
The room was packed with people.
Lú炉
zi子
·
li里
de的
méi煤
yǐ已
jīng经
shāo烧
de得
hěn很
hóng红
le了
。
The coal inside the stove has already burned very red.
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Qǐng请
dào到
wū屋
zi子
lǐ里
miàn面
lái来
。
Please come inside the house.
Tā他
xīn心
li里
hěn很
gāo高
xìng兴
。
He is very happy inside (in his heart).
Shū书
bāo包
li里
yǒu有
shén什
me么
？
What's inside the schoolbag?