Chinese word dictionary

里维埃拉

lǐ wéi āi lā · riviera (loanword)

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Word information

Simplified里维埃拉

Traditional里維埃拉

Pinyinlǐ wéi āi lā

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

里lǐ

unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane

维wéi

to preserve, to maintain, to hold together

埃āi

fine dust; dirt; Angstrom

拉lā

to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)

How to learn 里维埃拉

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Words with the same characters

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里lǐ

Li (surname); li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels; lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 裏|里[li3]; variant of 裡|里[li3]

哪里nǎlǐ

where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; where?; somewhere; anywhere; wherever; nowhere (negative answer to question); humble expression denying compliment; also written 哪裡|哪里

那里nàlǐ

there; that place

这里zhèlǐ

here; variant of 這裡|这里[zhe4 li3]

里面lǐmiàn

inside; interior; also pr. [li3 mian5]; variant of 裡面|里面[li3 mian4]

心里xīnlǐ

chest; heart; mind