HSK · Level 18
135 words
Chinese word
里边
Pronunciation
Pinyinlǐ biān
Meaning
- nouninside
Example
书在里边。shū zài lǐ biān
The book is inside.
More examples
她从盒子里边拿出一支笔。tā cóng hé zi lǐ biān ná chū yì zhī bǐ
She took one pen from inside the box.
Core concept
The space on the inner side of a boundary.
Common phrases
从里边拿出cóng lǐ biān ná chū
take out from within
包里边bāo lǐ biān
inside the bag
盒子里边hé zi lǐ biān
inside the box
Similar words
里面lǐ miàn: The inside of an enclosed place or space, used in both speech and writing.
里lǐ: The inside of a place or container, expressed in a short form.
里头lǐ tou: The inside of an enclosed place or space, in a casual everyday style.
Definition in Chinese
口语中常用的表示位置的词，表示物体、地点或空间的里面，常与介词“在”连用。kóu yǔ zhōng cháng yòng de biǎo shì wèi zhì de cí biǎo shì wù tǐ dì diǎn huò kōng jiān de lǐ miàn cháng yǔ jiè cí zài lián yòng
Word origin
里 (lǐ, "inside") + 边 (biān, "side or edge") forms a word for the inner side or area of a place.
Usage tips
- The location word 里边 (lǐbiān, "inside") commonly follows 在 (zài, "at or in"), while English can put inside directly after a verb, as in "stay inside".