Definition
里面 (lǐ miàn) is the standard disyllabic word for 'inside' as a location. It's more common in everyday speech than the single-character 里 (lǐ), though they often overlap; 里 is also used as a suffix like 家里 (at home).
noun
insideinterior
Examples
- 里面。Shūbāo lǐ miàn yǒu hěn duō shū.There are many books inside the schoolbag.
- 里面。Fángjiān lǐ miàn yǒu yí gè rén.There is a person inside the room.
- 里面。Wǒ fàng zài zhuōzi lǐ miàn le.I put it inside the table.
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