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  1. 1. lining
  2. 2. interior
  3. 3. inside
  4. 4. internal
  5. 5. also written 裏|里[lǐ]
  6. 6. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
  7. 7. neighborhood
  8. 8. ancient administrative unit of 25 families

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Words Containing 里

公里
gōng lǐ

kilometer

哪里
nǎ lǐ

where?

夜里
yè li

during the night

家里
jiā lǐ

home

心里
xīn li

chest

心里话
xīn li huà

(to express one's) true feelings

怀里
huái lǐ

embrace

手里
shǒu lǐ

in hand

暗地里
àn dì li

secretly; inwardly; on the sly

里边
lǐ bian

inside

里面
lǐ miàn

inside

里头
lǐ tou

inside

这里
zhè lǐ

here

那里
nà li

there; that place

里程碑
lǐ chéng bēi

milestone

鹏程万里
péng chéng wàn lǐ

the fabled roc flies ten thousand miles (idiom)

一日千里
yī rì qiān lǐ

lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress

七里河
qī lǐ hé

Qilihe District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[lán zhōu shì], Gansu

七里香
qī lǐ xiāng

orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata)

七里河区
qī lǐ hé qū

Qilihe District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[lán zhōu shì], Gansu

三里屯
sān lǐ tún

Sanlitun (Beijing street name)

三里河
sān lǐ hé

Sanlihe (Beijing street name)

下里巴人
xià lǐ bā rén

folk songs of the state of Chu 楚國|楚国[chǔ guó]

不明就里
bù míng jiù lǐ

not to understand the situation

不知就里
bù zhī jiù lǐ

unaware of the inner workings

不远千里
bù yuǎn qiān lǐ

make light of traveling a thousand li

九里
jiǔ lǐ

Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu

九里区
jiǔ lǐ qū

Liuli district of Xuzhou city 徐州市[xú zhōu shì], Jiangsu

也好不到哪里去
yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù

just as bad; not much better

二里头
èr lǐ tou

Erlitou (Xia dynasty 夏朝[xià cháo] archaeological site at Yanshi 偃師|偃师[yǎn shī] in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳[luò yáng], Henan)

亚得里亚海
yà dé lǐ yà hǎi

Adriatic Sea

亚历山大里亚
yà lì shān dà lǐ yà

Alexandria

亚里士多德
yà lǐ shì duō dé

Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher

亚里斯多德
yà lǐ sī duō dé

Aristotle (philosopher)

伊里奇
yī lǐ qí

Ilyich or Illich (name)

伯里克利
bó lǐ kè lì

Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the start of the Peloponnesian war

佛罗里达
fú luó lǐ dá

Florida

佛罗里达州
fó luó lǐ dá zhōu

Florida

佳里
jiā lǐ

Jiali, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[tái nán], Taiwan

佳里镇
jiā lǐ zhèn

Chiali town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

傅里叶
fù lǐ yè

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier (French mathematician, 1768-1830)

杰弗里·乔叟
jié fú lǐ · qiáo sǒu

Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集[kǎn tè bó léi gù shì jí]

杰里科
jié lǐ kē

Jericho (town in West Bank)

杰里米
jié lǐ mǐ

Jeremy (name)

傻里傻气
shǎ li shǎ qì

foolish

克里奥尔语
kè lǐ ào ěr yǔ

creole language

克里姆林宫
kè lǐ mǔ lín gōng

the Kremlin

克里斯托弗
kè lǐ sī tuō fú

(Warren) Christopher

克里斯汀
kè lǐ sī tīng

(name) Christine, Kristine, Kristen, Kristin etc

克里斯汀·贝尔
kè lǐ sī tīng · bèi ěr

Christian Bale (1974-), English actor

克里斯蒂娃
kè lǐ sī dì wá

Julia Kristeva (1941-), Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst, philosopher and literary critic

克里斯蒂安
kè lǐ sī dì ān

Kristian or Christian (name)

克里斯蒂安松
kè lǐ sī dì ān sōng

Kristiansund (city in Norway)

克里普斯
kè lǐ pǔ sī

Cripps (name)

克里木
kè lǐ mù

Crimea

克里木半岛
kè lǐ mù bàn dǎo

Crimea

克里木战争
kè lǐ mù zhàn zhēng

the Crimean War (1853-1856)

克里特
kè lǐ tè

Crete

克里特岛
kè lǐ tè dǎo

Crete

克里米亚
kè lǐ mǐ yà

Crimea

内里
nèi lǐ

the inside

八里
bā lǐ

Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

八里乡
bā lǐ xiāng

Bali or Pali township in New Taipei City 新北市[xīn běi shì], Taiwan

公里时
gōng lǐ shí

kilometer per hour

凯茜·弗里曼
kǎi xī · fú lǐ màn

Cathy Freeman (1973-), Australian sprinter

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

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

利古里亚
lì gǔ lǐ yà

Liguria, northwest Italy

利比里亚
lì bǐ lǐ yà

Liberia

利默里克
lì mò lǐ kè

Limerick, Ireland

加达里
jiā dá lǐ

Guattari (philosopher)

加里
jiā lǐ

Gary (name)

加里宁格勒
jiā lǐ níng gé lè

Kaliningrad, town on Baltic now in Russian republic

加里宁格勒州
jiā lǐ níng gé lè zhōu

Kaliningrad Oblast

加里曼丹
jiā lǐ màn dān

Kalimantan (Indonesian part of the island of Borneo)

加里曼丹岛
jiā lǐ màn dān dǎo

Kalimantan island (Indonesian name for Borneo island)

加里波第
jiā lǐ bō dì

Guiseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), Italian military commander and politician

加里肋亚
jiā lǐ lèi yà

Galilee

加里肋亚海
jiā lǐ lèi yà hǎi

Sea of Galilee

包里斯
bāo lǐ sī

Boris (name)

北马里亚纳
běi mǎ lǐ yà nà

Northern Mariana Islands

北马里亚纳群岛
běi mǎ lǐ yà nà qún dǎo

Northern Mariana Islands

十万八千里
shí wàn bā qiān lǐ

light-years (apart)

十里洋场
shí lǐ yáng chǎng

(fig.) a bustling, cosmopolitan city

千里
qiān lǐ

a thousand miles

千里之堤,毁于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , huǐ yú yǐ xué

see 千里之堤,潰於蟻穴|千里之堤,溃于蚁穴[qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué]

千里之堤,溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué

lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)

千里之外
qiān lǐ zhī wài

thousand miles distant

千里之行,始于足下
qiān lǐ zhī xíng , shǐ yú zú xià

lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step

千里寄鹅毛
qiān lǐ jì é máo

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí

even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)

千里眼
qiān lǐ yǎn

clairvoyance

千里迢迢
qiān lǐ tiáo tiáo

from distant parts

千里送鹅毛
qiān lǐ sòng é máo

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it

千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng

goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng

goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.

千里达和多巴哥
qiān lǐ dá hé duō bā gē

Trinidad and Tobago

千里马
qiān lǐ mǎ

lit. ten thousand mile horse

千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér bó lè bù cháng yǒu

lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)

千里鹅毛
qiān lǐ é máo

goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it

半表半里
bàn biǎo bàn lǐ

half outside, half inside

卡利亚里
kǎ lì yà lǐ

Cagliari, Sardinia

卡拉布里亚
kǎ lā bù lǐ yà

Calabria, southernmost Italian province

卡斯特里
kǎ sī tè lǐ

Castries, capital of Saint Lucia

卡尔加里
kǎ ěr jiā lǐ

Calgary, largest city of Alberta, Canada

卡路里
kǎ lù lǐ

calorie (loanword)

厄立特里亚
è lì tè lǐ yà

Eritrea

古里古怪
gǔ lǐ gǔ guài

quaint

可可西里
kě kě xī lǐ

Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[qīng zàng gāo yuán]

吃着碗里,看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ

lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)

吃着碗里,瞧着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , qiáo zhe guō lǐ

see 吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡|吃着碗里,看着锅里[chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ]

吃里爬外
chī lǐ pá wài

to work against the interests of sb one derives support from

后里
hòu lǐ

Houli Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

后里乡
hòu lǐ xiāng

Houli Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

和平里
hé píng lǐ

Hepingli neighborhood of Beijing

哈里
hā lǐ

Harry or Hari (name)

哈里斯堡
hā lǐ sī bǎo

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

哈里森·施密特
hā lǐ sēn · shī mì tè

Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17 astronaut)

哈里发
hā lǐ fā

(loanword) caliph

哈里发塔
hā lǐ fā tǎ

Burj Khalifa, skyscraper in Dubai, 830 m high

哈里发帝国
hā lǐ fā dì guó

Caliphate (Islamic empire formed after the death of the Prophet Mohammed 穆罕默德 in 632)

哪里哪里
nǎ lǐ nǎ lǐ

you're too kind; you flatter me

乔戈里峰
qiáo gē lǐ fēng

K2, Mt Qogir or Chogori in Karakorum section of Himalayas

乔格里峰
qiáo gé lǐ fēng

K2, Mt Qogir or Chogori in Karakorum section of Himalayas

叽里咕噜
jī li gū lū

see 嘰哩咕嚕|叽哩咕噜[jī li gū lū]

嘴里
zuǐ lǐ

mouth

吨公里
dūn gōng lǐ

ton-kilometer (unit of capacity of transport system)

噼里啪啦
pī li pā lā

(onom.) to crackle and rattle

啰里啰嗦
luō li luō suo

long-winded

四下里
sì xià li

all around

土里土气
tǔ lǐ tǔ qì

unsophisticated

坎塔布里亚
kǎn tǎ bù lǐ yà

Cantabria, Spanish autonomous region, capital Santander 桑坦德[sāng tǎn dé]

埃夫伯里
āi fū bó lǐ

Avebury (stone circle near Stonehenge)

埃里温
āi lǐ wēn

Yerevan, capital of Armenia 亞美尼亞|亚美尼亚[yà měi ní yà]

埔里
pǔ lǐ

Puli, town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

埔里镇
pǔ lǐ zhèn

Puli, town in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[nán tóu xiàn], central Taiwan

培里克利斯
péi lǐ kè lì sī

Pericles (c. 495-429 BC), Athenian strategist and politician before and at the start of the Peloponnesian war

基里巴斯
jī lǐ bā sī

Kiribati (formerly the Gilbert Islands)

基里巴斯共和国
jī lǐ bā sī gòng hé guó

Kiribati

塔里木
tǎ lǐ mù

the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang

塔里木河
tǎ lǐ mù hé

Tarim River of Xinjiang

塔里木盆地
tǎ lǐ mù pén dì

Tarim Basin depression in southern Xinjiang

塞韦里诺
sài wéi lǐ nuò

(Jean-Michel) Severino, CEO of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

墟里
xū lǐ

village

墨索里尼
mò suǒ lǐ ní

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian fascist dictator, \Il Duce\, president 1922-1943

大不里士
dà bù lǐ shì

Tabriz city in northwest Iran, capital of Iranian East Azerbaijan

大乌苏里岛
dà wū sū lǐ dǎo

Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk

大里
dà lǐ

Dali or Tali City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

大里市
dà lǐ shì

Dali or Tali City in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

大麻里
dà má lǐ

Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

大麻里乡
dà má lǐ xiāng

Damali or Tamali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

太麻里
tài má lǐ

Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

太麻里乡
tài má lǐ xiāng

Taimali township in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[tái dōng xiàn], southeast Taiwan

失之毫厘,谬以千里
shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失之毫厘,差之千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

失之毫厘,差以千里
shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ

a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

奥布里
ào bù lǐ

Aubrey (name)

奥里萨邦
ào lǐ sà bāng

Odisha (formerly Orissa), eastern Indian state

奥里里亚
ào lǐ lǐ yà

Aurelia, a hypothetical planet

好事不出门,恶事传千里
hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ

lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles

如堕五里雾中
rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng

as if lost in a thick fog (idiom)

字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān

between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning

家里蹲
jiā lǐ dūn

recluse

密苏里
mì sū lǐ

Missouri

密苏里州
mì sū lǐ zhōu

Missouri

富里
fù lǐ

Fuli township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

富里乡
fù lǐ xiāng

Fuli township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[huā lián xiàn], east Taiwan

封底里
fēng dǐ lǐ

inside back cover

封里
fēng lǐ

inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers)

小里小气
xiǎo li xiǎo qì

stingy

尤克里里
yóu kè lǐ lǐ

ukulele (loanword)

尤里斯·伊文思
yóu lǐ sī · yī wén sī

Joris Ivens (1898-1989), Dutch documentary filmmaker and committed communist

就里
jiù lǐ

inside story

居里
jū lǐ

curie (Ci) (loanword)

居里夫人
jū lǐ fū ren

see 居禮夫人|居礼夫人[jū lǐ fū ren]

左邻右里
zuǒ lín yòu lǐ

see 左鄰右舍|左邻右舍[zuǒ lín yòu shè]

差之毫厘,失之千里
chā zhī háo lí , shī zhī qiān lǐ

the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)

差之毫厘,谬以千里
chā zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ

the slightest difference leads to a huge error (idiom)

巴克特里亚
bā kè tè lǐ yà

Bactria, an ancient country of Central Asia

巴里
bā lǐ

Bari (Puglia, Italy)

巴里坤
bā lǐ kūn

Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市[hā mì shì], Xinjiang

巴里坤哈萨克自治县
bā lǐ kūn hā sà kè zì zhì xiàn

Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市[hā mì shì], Xinjiang

巴里坤县
bā lǐ kūn xiàn

Barkol Kazakh Autonomous County in Hami 哈密市[hā mì shì], Xinjiang

巴里坤草原
bā lǐ kūn cǎo yuán

Barkol grasslands near Hami in Xinjiang

巴里岛
bā lǐ dǎo

island of Bali

市里
shì lǐ

li (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters)

布里坦尼
bù lǐ tǎn ní

Brittany (France)

布里奇顿
bù lǐ qí dùn

Bridgetown, capital of Barbados

布里斯托
bù lǐ sī tuō

Bristol

布里斯托尔
bù lǐ sī tuō ěr

Bristol port city in southwest England

布里斯托尔海峡
bù lǐ sī tuō ěr hǎi xiá

Bristol Channel in southwest England

布里斯班
bù lǐ sī bān

Brisbane, capital of Queensland, Australia

布里特妮
bù lǐ tè nī

Britney, Brittney or Brittany (name)

布鲁姆斯伯里
bù lǔ mǔ sī bó lǐ

Bloomsbury, London district

希拉里
xī lā lǐ

Hillary (name)

希拉里·克林顿
xī lā lǐ · kè lín dùn

Hillary Rodham Clinton (1947-), US Democratic politician

帕拉马里博
pà lā mǎ lǐ bó

Paramaribo, capital of Suriname

帕特里克
pà tè lǐ kè

Patrick (name)

帕特里夏
pà tè lǐ xià

Patricia

平安里
píng ān lǐ

Ping'an Li (street name in Beijing)