里头

lǐ tou

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. inside
2. interior

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 外面 wài miàn 外面 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense) 表示位置，里头指内部，外面指外部: outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)

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• 内部 nèi bù 内部 nèi bù interior 内部是正式用语，里头是口语: interior

Synonyms

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• 里面 lǐ miàn 里面 lǐ miàn inside 里头是口语，里面是更通用的表达: inside

Usage notes

Collocations

常与单音节名词搭配，如“屋里头”“心里头”；不能用于抽象概念，如不说“理论里头”。

Formality

里头多用于口语，正式场合建议用“里面”或“内部”。

Grammar

Guides that feature 里头

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HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 5+ 6 min

The Noun Suffix 头 in 木头, 里头 and 看头

Recognise and use the neutral-tone suffix 头 in everyday nouns (木头), place words (里头) and “worth doing” nouns (没什么看头).

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Example Sentences

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屋子 里头 很暖和。

It's very warm inside the room.

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Words Containing 里头

• 二里头 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)

Child Words of 里头

• 里 里 lǐ: lining
• 头 头 tóu: head