裡
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lǐ · unit of distance equal to 0.5km

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Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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衤Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 裡

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Example sentences

Notice where 裡 sits in each complete thought.

Yàoshi nǐ néng zài nà lǐ jiù hǎo le.要是你能在那裡就好了。

I wish you could have been there.

Source: Tatoeba #894427 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xīn lǐ zhǐyǒu nǐ 、 nǐ 、 huán shì nǐ.我心裡只有你、你、還是你。

It's only you in my heart, just you, only you.

Source: Tatoeba #13634346 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài wǒ de mèng lǐ jiàn dào le nǐ.我在我的夢裡見到了你。

I saw you in my dream.

Source: Tatoeba #10326065 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ zuì hǎo bú yào zài qù nà lǐ.你最好不要再去那裡。

You had better not go there again.

Source: Tatoeba #900725 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì zài nǎ lǐ chū shēng de?你是在哪裡出生的?

Where were you born?

Source: Tatoeba #13189772 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì nǎ lǐ de rén?你是哪裡的人?

Where are you from?

Source: Tatoeba #6559024 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 裡 in context

  1. Say lǐ, then recall the core meaning: unit of distance equal to 0.5km.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 裡 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.