Chinese word

这里

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhè lǐ

Meaning

  • pronounhere

Example

把鞋放在这里就可以了。bǎ xié fàng zài zhè lǐ jiù ké yǐ le

Just put the shoes here.

Illustration for 这里 (here)

More examples

我们就在这里等你。wǒ men jiù zài zhè lǐ děng nǐ

We will wait for you right here.

Core concept

A point in the speaker's current surroundings, treated as a place.

Common phrases

  • 在这里zài zhè lǐ

    here

  • 这里有zhè lǐ yǒu

    here is

  • 从这里出发cóng zhè lǐ chū fā

    set off from here

Similar words

这儿zhèr: An informal spoken way to refer to the speaker's current location or a nearby place.
这里面zhè lǐ miàn: The inside area of an object or building, treated as a place.
这边zhè biān: The place on the speaker's side or in the surrounding area.
那里nà lǐ: A place away from the speaker, often one that is far away.

Definition in Chinese

表示与说话场景相关的当前地点或其附近，常作为指示性位置词使用。biǎo shì yǔ shuō huà cháng jǐng xiāng guān dí dàng qián dì diǎn huò qí fù jìn cháng zuò wéi zhǐ shì xìng wèi zhì cí shǐ yòng

Word origin

这里 (zhèlǐ, "here") combines 这 (zhè, "this") + 里 (lǐ, "place"), linking a near-pointing word with a place word.

Usage tips

  • Chinese can place this location word at the start of a sentence to set the scene, while English often puts here later in the sentence.

Opposites

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