里 / 裡
lǐ
Meaning
- lining
- interior · inside · internal
- also written 里 lǐ
- li, ancient measure of length, approximately 500 m
- neighborhood
- ancient administrative unit of 25 families
- borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 zhèn and neighborhood 邻 lín levels
- surname Li
Example sentences
我会在我的办公室里。
wǒ huì zài wǒ de bàn gōng shì lǐ。
I'll be in my office.
你手里的是什么？
nǐ shǒu lǐ de shì shén me？
What is in your hands?
有一次，我在树里迷路了。
yǒu yī cì， wǒ zài shù lǐ mí lù le。
Once, I got lost inside a tree.