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inside; in

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7 strokes

Example sentence

杯子里有茶。

Bēizi li yǒu chá.

There is tea in the cup.

More sentences with

杯子里有水。

Bēizi li yǒu shuǐ.

There is water in the cup.

公园里有很多人在锻炼。

Gōngyuán lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén zài duànliàn.

There are many people exercising in the park.

我把护照放在行李箱里了。

Wǒ bǎ hùzhào fàng zài xínglǐxiāng lǐ le.

I put the passport in the suitcase.

新闻里介绍了黄河的故事。

Xīnwén lǐ jièshào le Huánghé de gùshi.

The news introduced a story about the Yellow River.

校园里的宿舍条件比我想象的好得多。

Xiàoyuán lǐ de sùshè tiáojiàn bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng de hǎo de duō.

The dormitory conditions on campus are much better than I imagined.

请把重要文件保存到系统里。

Qǐng bǎ zhòngyào wénjiàn bǎocún dào xìtǒng lǐ.

Please save the important files into the system.

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Frequently asked questions about

What does 里 mean?
里 (lǐ) means "inside; in" in English. It is an HSK 1 vocabulary word.
What is the traditional form of 里?
The traditional Chinese form of 里 is 裡.
How many strokes does 里 have?
里 has 7 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.
Which HSK level is 里 in?
里 is part of the HSK 1 word list, so it belongs to the beginner vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.