里 (裡)
lǐ
Pinyin
Definition
里 (裡)
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- lining
- interior
- inside
- internal
- also written 裏|里[lǐ]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (19)
吃着碗里,看着锅里
- 1 lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
- 2 not content with what one already has
- 3 (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
字里行间
- 1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
- 2 connotations
心里有数
- 1 to know the score (idiom)
- 2 to be well aware of the situation
心里痒痒
- 1 lit. itchy heart
- 2 to be itching to do sth (idiom)
情人眼里出西施
- 1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Sample Sentences
明儿你就给我出门儿去找工作,别成天赖在家里。没个正经工作,我看你上哪儿找媳妇儿!
Tomorrow You’re gonna go out and get a job. Don’t stay home all day. If you don’t have a serious job, I’ll see where you can find a wife!
嗯…第五条这里,交货日期可以提早一点吗?
Emm...about Article five, could you make the product delivery date slightly earlier?
王总,这份合同草案请您过目,看看有哪里需要修改的。
Mr. Wang, please take a look at the contract draft, to see if there is anything needs to be revised.
请跟我来。这里就是我们的生产车间。
Please follow me. Here is our production area.
在我们厂里,所有产品都会经过测试跟抽检。
At our factory, all our products will be tested and spot checked.
嗯,很好很好。这里是什么?
Hmm, that’s good. What’s this here?
欢迎您来敝公司参观。展示柜里有这季的最新款式。
Welcome to our company. There are the latest models of the season in the display cabinet.
后来他在一个钱铺里做伙计;他也会写,也会算,只是总不会精细。
Afterwards, he worked in a bank. Although he is capable of both writing and doing math – he was never careful.
在这车水马龙的城市里,我很幸运遇到你。
In this bustling city, I'm lucky to meet you.
他在这车水马龙的城市里如鱼得水,因为他从不拖泥带水。
In this bustling city, he is like a fish in water. Because he never works sloppily.