哩
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lǐ / li · mile

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Readings & meanings

哩 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

lǐ

mile

加哩jiā lǐ ·
li

(modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])

叽哩咕噜jī li gū lū ·
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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 哩

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lǐmile
líWords pronounced lí
līWords pronounced lī
li(modal final particle similar to 呢[ne5] or 啦[la5])
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Example sentences

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Zhè jiā fàn guǎn de kā lī tǐng hǎo.这家饭馆的咖哩挺好。

The curry at this restaurant is good.

Source: Tatoeba #392764 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén zuó wǎn chī le kā lī fàn.我們昨晚吃了咖哩飯。

We ate curry rice last night.

Source: Tatoeba #780272 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuó tiān chī le kā lī.昨天吃了咖哩。

I ate curry yesterday.

Source: Tatoeba #805736 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kā lī fēi cháng hǎo chī.咖哩非常好吃。

The curry was very delicious.

Source: Tatoeba #5843632 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ xǐ huān là kā lī.湯姆喜歡辣咖哩。

Tom likes hot curry.

Source: Tatoeba #826117 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ zài zhè yǐ dōng sān lī de dì fāng zhù.湯姆在這以東三哩的地方住。

Tom lives three miles east of here.

Source: Tatoeba #6111970 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 哩 in context

  1. Say lǐ / li, then recall the core meaning: mile.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 乌咖哩 (wū gā lí), meaning “ugali”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 哩 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.