里 – vocab dash

里lǐ

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Meanings

1. lining

2. interior

3. inside

4. internal

5. also written 里 (lǐ)

6. li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m

7. neighborhood

8. ancient administrative unit of 25 families

9. (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 镇 (zhèn) and neighborhood 邻 (lín) levels

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那nà只zhǐ会huì在zài电影diànyǐng里lǐ发生fāshēng。

That only happens in the movies.

我wǒ有yǒu另lìng一个yīge朋友péngyou在zài中国Zhōngguó里lǐ。

I have another friend in China.

照片zhàopiàn里lǐ的de人rén我wǒ都dōu不bù认识rènshi。

I didn't recognize anyone in the photo.

在zài她tā的de公司gōngsī里lǐ，我wǒ感觉gǎnjué很hěn好hǎo。

I feel happy in her firm.

他们tāmen两liǎng个gè里lǐ高gāo的de那nà一个yīge先xiān出来chūlái了le。

The taller of the two went out first.

你nǐ认识rènshi照片zhàopiàn里lǐ的de男人nánrén吗ma？

Do you know this man in the picture?