What does 里 mean in Chinese?

里 (lǐ) means "inside; in" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 里 in a sentence?

书在桌子里。 (Shū zài zhuōzi lǐ.) — The book is inside the desk.

Pinyin: lǐ

inside; in

🏮 Chinese HSK 1 📍 Places & Position

Example sentence

书在桌子里。

Shū zài zhuōzi lǐ.

The book is inside the desk.

What 里 means

里 (lǐ) is an Chinese word meaning “inside; in”. It belongs to the Places & Position topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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家 jiā home; family 学校 xué xiào school 医院 yī yuàn hospital 商店 shāng diàn store; shop 火车站 huǒ chē zhàn train station 北京 běi jīng Beijing 中国 zhōng guó China 上 shàng on; above; up 下 xià below; under; down 前面 qián miàn in front 后面 hòu miàn behind 在 zài at; in; to be at

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