"里" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 里 |  lǐ | 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 |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 里面 | lǐ miàn | inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里头 | lǐ tou | inside / interior | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里边 | lǐ bian | inside | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里程 | lǐ chéng | mileage (distance traveled) / course (of development) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里人 | lǐ rén | person from the same village, town or province / peasant (derog.) / (of a school of thought etc) follower | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里外 | lǐ wài | inside and out / or so | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里昂 | Lǐ áng | Lyon, French city on the Rhône | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里加 | Lǐ jiā | Riga, capital of Latvia | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里尔 | Lǐ ěr | Lille (city in France) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里拉 | lǐ lā | lira (monetary unit) (loanword) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里根 | Lǐ gēn | Reagan (name) / Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), US president (1981-1989) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里手 | lǐ shǒu | expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里氏 | Lǐ shì | Richter (scale) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里子 | lǐ zi | lining / (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里弄 | lǐ lòng | lanes and alleys / neighborhood / lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里海 | Lǐ Hǎi | Caspian Sea | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里脊 | lǐ ji | (tender)loin (of pork, beef etc) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里带 | lǐ dài | inner tube (of tire) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里番 | lǐ fān | erotic animation / hentai / (loanword from Japanese 裏番組 / "ura bangumi") | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里港 | Lǐ gǎng | Likang township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里社 | lǐ shè | village shrine to the earth god | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里巷 | lǐ xiàng | lane / alley | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里谚 | lǐ yàn | common saying / folk proverb | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里院 | lǐ yuàn | inner courtyard (in a courtyard house) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 里约 | lǐ yuē | agreement between the residents of a 里[li3], an administrative district under a city or town (Tw) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 里程碑 | lǐ chéng bēi | milestone | |
| 里斯本 | Lǐ sī běn | Lisbon, capital of Portugal | |
| 里程表 | lǐ chéng biǎo | odometer | |
| 里奥斯 | Lǐ ào sī | Ríos (name) | |
| 里边儿 | lǐ bian r | erhua variant of 裡邊|里边[li3 bian5] | |
| 里程计 | lǐ chéng jì | speedometer (of a vehicle) | |
| 里港乡 | Lǐ gǎng xiāng | Likang township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 里贾纳 | Lǐ jiǎ nà | Regina city, capital of Saskatchewan province, Canada | |
| 里肌肉 | lǐ jī ròu | loin (of pork) | |
| 里克特 | Lǐ kè tè | Richter (name) / Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985), US physicist and seismologist, after whom the Richter scale is named | |
| 里朗威 | Lǐ lǎng wēi | Lilongwe, capital of Malawi (Tw) | |
| 里奇蒙 | Lǐ qí méng | Richmond (place name or surname) | |
| 里士满 | Lǐ shì mǎn | Richmond (name) | |
| 里外里 | lǐ wài lǐ | all in all / either way | |
| 里长伯 | lǐ zhǎng bó | neighborhood warden | |
| 里里外外 | lǐ lǐ wài wài | inside and out | |
| 里瓦尔多 | Lǐ wǎ ěr duō | Rivaldo | |
| 里应外合 | lǐ yìng wài hé | to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom) / (fig.) to act together | |
| 里出外进 | lǐ chū wài jìn | uneven / in disorder / everything sticking out | |
| 里勾外连 | lǐ gōu wài lián | to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside / attacked from both inside and out | |
| 里约集团 | Rio Group | | |
| 里索中心 | UNEP Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development / UNEP Risoe Centre / Risoe Centre | | |
| 里约标志 | Rio marker | | |
| 里约条约 | Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance / Rio Treaty | | |
| 里巴特茹 | lǐ bā tè rú | Ribatejo | |
| 里弗赛德 | Lǐ fú sài dé | Riverside | |
| 里海地鸦 | Lǐ Hǎi dì yā | (bird species of China) Pander's ground jay (Podoces panderi) | |
| 里急后重 | lǐ jí hòu zhòng | (medicine) tenesmus | |
| 里进外出 | lǐ jìn wài chū | too many people coming and going (idiom) | |
| 里奇张量 | lǐ qí zhāng liáng | Ricci | |
| 里氏震级 | Lǐ shì zhèn jí | Richter magnitude scale | |
| 里斯本省 | lǐ sī běn shěng | Lisboa | |
| 里维埃拉 | lǐ wéi āi lā | riviera (loanword) | |
| 里维耶拉 | lǐ wéi yē lā | riviera (loanword) (Tw) | |
| 里约热内卢 | Lǐ yuē rè nèi lú | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 里约各公约 | Rio Conventions | | |
| 里氏平头鱼 | Risso's smooth-head | | |
| 里斯本公约 | Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications Concerning Higher Education in the European Region / Lisbon Convention | | |
| 里约议定书 | Protocol of Peace, Friendship and Boundaries / the Rio Protocol | | |
| 里奥格兰德 | lǐ ào gé lán dé | Rio Grande (Brasil) | |
| 里奥夸尔托 | lǐ ào kuā ěr tuō | Río | |
| 里斯本条约 | lǐ sī běn tiáo yuē | Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community / Reform Treaty / Treaty of Lisbon | |
| 里希特霍芬 | Lǐ xī tè huò fēn | Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路 | |
| 里程碑式文件 | landmark document | | |
| 里斯本议定书 | lǐ sī běn yì dìng shū | Protocol of Lisbon | |
| 里瓦几亚条约 | Lǐ wǎ jī yà Tiáo yuē | Treaty of Livadia (1879) between Russia and China, relating to territory in Chinese Turkistan, renegotiated in 1881 (Treaty of St. Petersburg) | |
| 里约热内卢宣言 | Declaration of Rio de Janeiro | | |
| 里约贫穷统计小组 | Rio Group on Poverty Statistics | | |
| 里奥班巴行为守则 | Riobamba Charter of Conduct | | |
| 里约会议五周年论坛 | Rio +5 Forum | | |
| 里海生物资源委员会 | Commission on the Biological Resources of the Caspian Sea | | |
| 里斯本首脑会议宣言 | Lisbon Summit Declaration | | |
| 里约会议二十周年峰会 | United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development / Rio+20 Conference | | |
| 里约集团总统级首脑会议 | Rio Group Presidential Summit | | |
| 里约集团十周年纪念声明 | Declaration on the Tenth Anniversary of the Rio Group | | |
| 里约集团国家元首和政府首脑会议 | Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Rio Group | | |
| 里约会议十周年全球海洋和海岸会议 | Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10: Assessing Progress, Addressing Continuing and New Challenges / Global Conference on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10 | |
Approximate Results for 里 | ||||
| 这里 | zhè lǐ | here | | |
| 心里 | xīn li | chest / heart / mind | | |
| 那里 | nà li | there / that place | | |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer | | |
| 哪里 | nǎ lǐ | where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment | | |
| 家里 | jiā lǐ | home | | |
| 手里 | shǒu lǐ | in hand / (a situation is) in sb's hands | | |
| 嘴里 | zuǐ lǐ | mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words | | |
| 怀里 | huái lǐ | embrace / bosom | | |
| 夜里 | yè li | during the night / at night / nighttime | | |
| 千里 | qiān lǐ | a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance | | |
| 城里 | chéng lǐ | in the city | | |
| 万里 | wàn lǐ | far away / thousands of miles / 10000 li | | |
| 村里 | cūn lǐ | village / hamlet | | |
| 水里 | Shuǐ lǐ | Shuili Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan | | |
| 海里 | hǎi lǐ | nautical mile | | |
| 百里 | Bǎi lǐ | two-character surname Baili | | |
| 哈里 | Hā lǐ | Harry or Hari (name) | | |
| 英里 | Yīng lǐ | mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km) | | |
| 市里 | shì lǐ | li (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters) | | |
| 故里 | gù lǐ | hometown / native place | | |
| 马里 | Mǎ lǐ | Mali | | |
| 巴里 | Bā lǐ | Bari (Puglia, Italy) | | |
| 邻里 | lín lǐ | neighbor / neighborhood | | |
| 乡里 | xiāng lǐ | one's home town or village | | |
| 加里 | jiā lǐ | potassium (loanword) | | |
| 拉里 | lā lǐ | lari (currency of Georgia) (loanword) | | |
| 表里 | biǎo lǐ | the outside and the inside / one's outward show and inner thoughts / exterior and interior | | |
| 德里 | Dé lǐ | Delhi / New Delhi, capital of India / same as 新德里[Xin1 De2 li3] | | |
| 八里 | Bā lǐ | Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan | | |
| 华里 | huá lǐ | li (Chinese unit of distance) | | |
| 就里 | jiù lǐ | inside story | | |
| 日里 | rì lǐ | daytime / during the day | | |
| 衬里 | chèn lǐ | lining | | |
| 杰里 | jié lǐ | Jay, | | |
| 埔里 | Bù lǐ | Puli, town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan | | |
| 居里 | jū lǐ | curie (Ci) (loanword) | | |
| 阿里 | A1 lǐ | Ali (proper name) / Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (c. 600-661), cousin, aid and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德, the fourth Caliph 哈里發|哈里发 / of Islam, reigned 656-661, and the first Imam 伊瑪目|伊玛目 / of Shia Islam / Ngari prefecture in Tibet, Tibetan: Mnga' ris | | |
| 暗里 | àn li | privately / secretly / behind closed doors | | |
| 峇里 | Bā lǐ | Bali (island province of Indonesia) (Tw) | | |
| 大里 | Dà lǐ | Dali or Tali City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan | | |
| 道里 | Dào lǐ | Daoli district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang | | |
| 封里 | fēng lǐ | inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers) | | |
| 富里 | Fù lǐ | Fuli township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan | | |
| 后里 | Hòu lǐ | Houli Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan | | |
| 湖里 | Hú lǐ | Huli district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian | | |
| 佳里 | Jiā lǐ | Jiali, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan | | |
| 九里 | Jiǔ lǐ | Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu | | |
| 凯里 | Kǎi lǐ | Kaili city in Guizhou, capital of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州 | | |
| 龙里 | Lóng lǐ | Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou | | |
| 明里 | míng li | publicly / outwardly / professedly | | |
| 埔里 | Pǔ lǐ | Puli, town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan | | |
| 萨里 | Sà lǐ | Surrey (county in England) | | |
| 头里 | tóu lǐ | in front / in advance of the field | | |
| 托里 | Tuō lǐ | Toli county in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地區|塔城地区[Ta3 cheng2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang | | |
| 湾里 | Wān lǐ | Wanli district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi | | |
| 旋里 | xuán lǐ | to return home | | |
| 墟里 | xū lǐ | village | | |
| 苑里 | Yuàn lǐ | Yuanli town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan | | |
| 玉里 | Yù lǐ | Yuli town in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan | | |
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| 马德里 | Mǎ dé lǐ | Madrid, capital of Spain | |
| 骨子里 | gǔ zi lǐ | beneath the surface / fundamentally / at the deepest level | |
| 千里马 | qiān lǐ mǎ | lit. ten thousand mile horse / fine steed | |
| 暗地里 | àn dì li | secretly / inwardly / on the sly | |
| 心里话 | xīn li huà | (to express one's) true feelings / what is on one's mind / secret mind | |
| 卡路里 | kǎ lù lǐ | calorie (loanword) | |
| 希拉里 | Xī lā lǐ | Hillary (name) / Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician | |
| 满洲里 | Mǎn zhōu lǐ | Manzhouli, county-level city, Mongolian Manzhuur xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia | |
| 三里屯 | Sān lǐ tún | Sanlitun (Beijing street name) | |
| 新德里 | Xīn Dé lǐ | New Delhi, capital of India | |
| 阿里山 | A1 lǐ shān | Alishan mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan | |
| 背地里 | bèi dì li | behind sb's back | |
| 西西里 | Xī xī lǐ | Sicily / Sicilia (Italian Island) | |
| 莫里斯 | mò lǐ sī | Morris | |
| 马里奥 | Mǎ lǐ ào | Mario (name) | |
| 四下里 | sì xià li | all around | |
| 塔里木 | Tǎ lǐ mù | the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang | |
| 索马里 | Suǒ mǎ lǐ | Somalia | |
| 千里眼 | qiān lǐ yǎn | clairvoyance | |
| 和平里 | Hé píng lǐ | Hepingli neighborhood of Beijing | |
| 三里河 | Sān lǐ hé | Sanlihe (Beijing street name) | |
| 克里特 | Kè lǐ tè | Crete | |
| 瓦西里 | Wǎ xī lǐ | Vasily (name) | |
| 雪里蕻 | xuě lǐ hóng | potherb mustard / Brassica juncea var. crispifolia | |
| 窝里斗 | wō li dòu | internal strife (family, group, etc) | |
| 密苏里 | Mì sū lǐ | Missouri | |
| 马里兰 | Mǎ lǐ lán | Maryland, US state | |
| 巴里岛 | Bā lǐ Dǎo | island of Bali | |
| 杰里米 | Jié lǐ mǐ | Jeremy (name) | |
| 莫里哀 | Mò lǐ āi | Molière (1622-1673), French playwright and actor, master of comedy | |
| 德里达 | Dé lǐ dá | Jacques Derrida (1930-2004), philosopher | |
| 特里尔 | tè lǐ ěr | Trier (city in Germany) | |
| 苏里南 | Sū lǐ nán | Suriname | |
| 雪里红 | xuě lǐ hóng | potherb mustard / Brassica juncea var. crispifolia | |
| 克里木 | Kè lǐ mù | Crimea / the Crimean peninsula | |
| 谢里夫 | Xiè lǐ fū | Sharif (name) / Nawaz Sharif (1949-), Pakistani politician | |
| 伊里奇 | Yī lǐ qí | Ilyich or Illich (name) | |
| 特里萨 | Tè lǐ sà | Teresa / Theresa (name) | |
| 西里尔 | Xī lǐ ěr | Cyril (name) / Saint Cyril, 9th century Christian missionary / Cyrillic | |
| 普里昂 | prion | | |
| 克里族 | Cree | | |
| 陶阿里 | tauari | | |
| 埃里温 | Aī lǐ wēn | Yerevan, capital of Armenia 亞美尼亞|亚美尼亚[Ya4 mei3 ni2 ya4] | |
| 阿里郎 | A1 lǐ láng | Arirang, famous Korean song of love and tragic separation, based on folk tale from Georyo dynasty / Arirang, series of Korean earth observation space satellites | |
| 奥布里 | Aò bù lǐ | Aubrey (name) | |
| 百里香 | bǎi lǐ xiāng | thyme (Thymus vulgaris) | |
| 巴库里 | bā kù lǐ | bacuri | |
| 巴里坤 | Bā lǐ kūn | Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市[Ha1 mi4 Shi4], Xinjiang | |
| 八里乡 | Bā lǐ xiāng | Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan | |
| 班伯里 | Bān bó lǐ | Bunbury, coastal city in Western Australia / Banbury, town in Oxfordshire, England | |
| 包里斯 | Bāo lǐ sī | Boris (name) | |
| 贝里斯 | Bèi lǐ sī | Belize (Tw) | |
| 埔里镇 | Bù lǐ zhèn | Puli, town in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan | |
| 车杜里 | chē dù lǐ | Cha | |
| 大里市 | Dà lǐ shì | Dali or Tali City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 大麻里 | Dà má lǐ | Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan / same as Taimali 太麻里[Tai4 ma2 li3] | |
| 道里区 | Dào lǐ qū | Daoli district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang | |
| 到那里 | dào nà lǐ | thither | |
| 东仓里 | Dōng cāng lǐ | Dongchang-ni, North Korean missile launch site on Yellow Sea, 70 km from Chinese border | |
| 吨公里 | dūn gōng lǐ | ton-kilometer (unit of capacity of transport system) | |
| 二里头 | Er4 lǐ tou | Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 chao2] archaeological site at Yanshi 偃師|偃师[Yan3 shi1] in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[Luo4 yang2], Henan) | |
| 封底里 | fēng dǐ lǐ | inside back cover | |
| 丰溪里 | Fēng xī lǐ | P'unggye in Kilju county, North Hamgyeong province, the North Korean nuclear test site | |
| 弗里敦 | Fú lǐ dūn | Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone | |
| 弗里曼 | Fú lǐ màn | Freeman (surname) | |
| 富里乡 | Fù lǐ xiāng | Fuli township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan | |
| 傅里叶 | Fù lǐ yè | Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier (French mathematician, 1768-1830) | |
| 甘巴里 | Gān bā lǐ | Professor Ibrahim Gambari (1944-), Nigerian scholar and diplomat, ambassador to UN 1990-1999, UN envoy to Burma from 2007 | |
| 公里时 | gōng lǐ shí | kilometer per hour | |
| 瓜里人 | guā lǐ rén | Gwari | |
| 果戈里 | Guǒ gē lǐ | Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852), Russian author and dramatist | |
| 哈里发 | hā lǐ fā | (loanword) caliph / also written 哈利發|哈利发[ha1 li4 fa1] | |
| 后里乡 | Hòu lǐ xiāng | Houli Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan | |
| 会里县 | Huì lǐ xiàn | Huili county in Sichuan | |
| 湖里区 | Hú lǐ qū | Huli district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian | |
| 霍里县 | huò lǐ xiàn | Horry | |
| 加达里 | Jiā dá lǐ | Guattari (philosopher) | |
| 家里蹲 | jiā lǐ dūn | recluse / hikikomori person | |
| 佳里镇 | Jiā lǐ zhèn | Chiali town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan | |
| 杰里科 | Jié lǐ kē | Jericho (town in West Bank) | |
| 金里奇 | jīn lǐ qí | (Newt) Gingrich | |
| 九里区 | Jiǔ lǐ qū | Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 shi4], Jiangsu | |
| 凯里市 | Kǎi lǐ shì | Kaili city in Guizhou, capital of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州 | |
| 柯里化 | kē lǐ huà | (computing) currying | |
| 括弧里 | kuò hú lǐ | in parentheses | |
| 莱里达 | Lái lǐ dá | Lérida or Lleida, Spain | |
| 留里克 | Liú lǐ kè | Rurik (c. 830-879), Varangian chieftain of the Rus' people | |
| 龙里县 | Lóng lǐ xiàn | Longli county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou | |
| 迈科里 | mài kē lǐ | (Mike) McCurry (White House spokesperson) | |
| 麦科里 | mài kē lǐ | (Mike) McCurry (White House spokesperson) | |
