Word: 里 (lǐ)

我的学校里有个乐队。

Wǒ de xuéxiào lǐ yǒu gè yuèduì.

My school has a band.

我的房里有部电话。

Wǒ de fáng lǐ yǒu bù diànhuà.

There's a telephone in my room.

我的房间里只有一个窗户。

Wǒ de fángjiān lǐ zhǐyǒu yí gè chuānghu.

There's only one window in my room.

我的房间里有一支电话。

Wǒ de fángjiān lǐ yǒu yìzhī diànhuà.

There's a telephone in my room.

我的文件在那个箱子里。

Wǒ de wénjiàn zài nàge xiāngzi lǐ.

My papers were in that box.

我的梦想是在莫斯科里学习俄语。

Wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì zài Mòsīkē lǐ xuéxí Éyǔ.

My dream is to study Russian in Moscow.

我的母亲在厨房里正忙着。

Wǒ de mǔqīn zài chúfáng lǐ zhèng mángzhe.

My mother is busy in the kitchen.

我的汤里有一根头发。

Wǒ de tāng lǐ yǒu yìgēn tóufa.

There's a hair in my soup.

我的洗漱包落在饭店房间里了。

Wǒ de xǐshù bāo luò zài fàndiàn fángjiān lǐ le.

I've left my toilet bag in the hotel room.

我的背包里有几枚邮票。

Wǒ de bēibāo lǐ yǒu jǐ méi yóupiào.

I have some stamps in my bag.

我的证件放在包里了。

Wǒ de zhèngjiàn fàng zài bāo lǐ le.

My papers are in my bag.

我的车在店里修理中。

Wǒ de chē zài diàn lǐ xiūlǐ zhōng.

My car's in the shop.

我的车里有伞。

Wǒ de chē lǐ yǒu sǎn.

I have an umbrella in my car.

我的银行卡放在包里了。

Wǒ de yínhángkǎ fàng zài bāo lǐ le.

My bank card is in my bag.

我的银行账户里没留下钱。

Wǒ de yínháng zhànghù lǐ méi liúxià qián.

There's no money left in my bank account.

我眼睛里进沙子了。

Wǒ yǎnjing lǐ jìn shāzi le.

Dust got into one of my eyes.

我知道盒子里有什么。

Wǒ zhīdào hézi lǐ yǒu shénme.

I know what's in the box.

我知道谁住在这房子里。

Wǒ zhīdào shéi zhù zài zhè fángzi lǐ.

I know who lives in this house.

我能发誓这箱子里有东西。

Wǒ néng fāshì zhè xiāngzi lǐ yǒu dōngxi.

I could swear there's something inside this box.

我自己走进了树林里。

Wǒ zìjǐ zǒujìnle shùlín lǐ.

I walked in the woods by myself.

我被他话里的真挚感动了。

Wǒ bèi tā huà lǐ de zhēnzhì gǎndòngle.

I was moved by the sincerity in his words.

我觉得我脑子里还是有点东西的。

Wǒ juéde wǒ nǎozi lǐ háishi yǒudiǎn dōngxi de.

I think that my head is not empty.

我躲在高草丛里了。

Wǒ duǒ zài gāo cǎocóng lǐ le.

I hid in the tall grass.

我躺在暖烘烘的被窝里看书。

Wǒ tǎng zài nuǎnhōnghōng de bèiwō lǐ kànshū.

I lay reading in my cozy, warm bed.

我还住在我父亲的房子里。

Wǒ hái zhù zài wǒ fùqīn de fángzi lǐ.

I still live at my dad's place.

我钱包里只有几张纸币。

Wǒ qiánbāo lǐ zhǐyǒu jǐ zhāng zhǐbì.

I only have a few bank notes in my wallet.

房子里家具太多了。

Fángzi lǐ jiājù tài duō le.

There is too much furniture in the house.

房子里没有桌子。

Fángzi lǐ méiyǒu zhuōzi.

There is no table in the room.

房里有股烟味。

Fáng lǐ yǒu gǔ yān wèi.

The room smelled of tobacco.

房里闻起来有股烟味。

Fáng lǐ wén qǐlai yǒu gǔ yān wèi.

The room smelled of tobacco.

房间里一股烟味。

Fángjiān lǐ yìgǔ yān wèi.

Inside the room there is a smell of smoke.

房间里几乎没有人。

Fángjiān lǐ jīhū méiyǒu rén.

There was hardly anyone in the room.

房间里安静得能听见细微的声音。

Fángjiān lǐ ānjìng de néng tīngjiàn xìwēi de shēngyīn.

The room was so quiet that you could hear tiny sounds.

房间里家具齐全。

Fángjiān lǐ jiājù qíquán.

The room is fully furnished.

房间里挂满了彩色气球。

Fángjiān lǐ guà mǎnle cǎisè qìqiú.

The room is full of colorful balloons.

房间里放着一台小型冰箱。

Fángjiān lǐ fàngzhe yì tái xiǎoxíng bīngxiāng.

There is a small refrigerator in the room.

房间里有人吗？

Fángjiān lǐ yǒurén ma?

Was there anyone in the room?

房间里有有害气体，快开窗！

Fángjiān lǐ yǒu yǒuhài qìtǐ, kuài kāi chuāng!

There is harmful gas in the room, open the window quickly!

房间里有浓厚的咖啡味。

Fángjiān lǐ yǒu nónghòu de kāfēi wèi.

The room has a strong smell of coffee.

房间里有股怪异的味道。

Fángjiān lǐ yǒu gǔ guàiyì de wèidao.

There's a strange smell in the room.

房间里没有人。

Fángjiān lǐ méiyǒu rén.

There wasn't anyone in the room.

房间里没有任何人。

Fángjiān lǐ méiyǒu rènhé rén.

There isn't anyone in the room.

房间里现在有二十六摄氏度。

Fángjiān lǐ xiànzài yǒu èr shíliù shèshìdù.

It's twenty-six degrees Celsius in the room right now.

房间里的温度很宜人。

Fángjiān lǐ de wēndù hěn yírén.

The temperature in the room is very pleasant.

房间里的空调忽冷忽热，坏了吗？

Fángjiān lǐ de kōngtiáo hūlěnghūrè, huàile ma?

The air conditioner in the room keeps switching between hot and cold. Is it broken?

所有花园里的花朵都枯萎了。

Suǒyǒu huāyuán lǐ de huāduǒ dōu kūwěile.

All the flowers in the garden withered.

扁担插进桥洞里，担不起

biǎndan chājìn qiáodòng li, dānbùqǐ

a carrying pole stuck into a bridge arch: can't be lifted

手机掉进水里，差点就报废了。

Shǒujī diào jìnshuǐ lǐ, chàdiǎn jiù bàofèile.

My phone fell into the water and almost became a write-off.

手机电池里一般都含有锂。

Shǒujī diànchí lǐ yìbān dōu hányǒu lǐ.

Phone batteries generally contain lithium.

手机里有很多半导体零件。

Shǒujī lǐ yǒu hěn duō bàndǎotǐ língjiàn.

Mobile phones contain many semiconductor parts.

手机里有很多集成电路。

Shǒujī lǐ yǒu hěn duō jíchéngdiànlù.

There are many integrated circuits inside a phone.

打掉了牙往肚子里咽,苦不堪言

dǎdiàole yá wǎng dǔzi lǐ yàn,kǔbùkānyán

teeth knocked out and swallowed: bitterness beyond words

把土豆切片，然后放进锅里。

Bǎ tǔdòu qiēpiàn, ránhòu fàngjìn guō lǐ.

Slice the potatoes, then put them in the pot.

把杯子里的渣倒掉。

Bǎ bēizi lǐ de zhā dào diào.

Pour out the dregs in the cup.

把橙子从冰箱里拿出来。

Bǎ chéngzi cóng bīngxiāng lǐ ná chūlái.

Take the oranges out of the fridge.

把种子放进土里，再浇点水。

Bǎ zhǒngzi fàngjìn tǔ lǐ, zài jiāo diǎn shuǐ.

Put the seeds in the soil, then water them a little.

把籽撒在土里，再浇点水。

Bǎ zǐ sǎ zài tǔ lǐ, zài jiāo diǎn shuǐ.

Scatter the seeds in the soil, then add a little water.

把纸卷成筒，从这头往里看。

Bǎ zhǐ juǎn chéng tǒng, cóng zhè tóu wǎng lǐ kàn.

Roll the paper into a tube and look in from this end.

把葡萄放进桶里压榨一下。

Bǎ pútao fàngjìn tǒng lǐ yāzhà yíxià.

Put the grapes in the barrel and press them.

把车停到阴影里。

Bǎ chē tíng dào yīnyǐng lǐ.

Park the car in the shade.

护士们在医院里。

Hùshimen zài yīyuàn lǐ.

The nurses are in the hospital.

报告的附件里有详细数据。

Bàogào de fùjiàn lǐ yǒu xiángxì shùjù.

The appendix of the report has detailed data.

报告里不能有一点差错。

Bàogào lǐ bùnéng yǒu yìdiǎn chācuò.

There can't be a single error in the report.

报告里弄虚作假，被发现了。

Bàogào lǐ nòngxūzuòjiǎ, bèi fāxiànle.

They faked things in the report and were found out.

报告里有很多成功的案例。

Bàogào lǐ yǒu hěn duō chénggōng de ànlì.

The report has many successful cases.

报告里有若干错误，请改一下。

Bàogào lǐ yǒu ruògān cuòwù, qǐng gǎi yíxià.

There are several mistakes in the report, so please fix them.

抽屉里有一把螺丝刀。

Chōuti lǐ yǒu yì bǎ luósīdāo.

There is a screwdriver in the drawer.

抽屉里杂乱无章，钥匙找不到。

Chōuti lǐ záluànwúzhāng, yàoshi zhǎo búdào.

The drawer is such a mess that I can't find the key.

括号里的字是什么意思？

Kuòhào lǐ de zì shì shénme yìsi?

What does the word in the brackets mean?

拾到篮里就是菜

shí dào lán li jiùshì cài

whatever you pick up into the basket is vegetables

掉到井里打扑腾，死不死活不活

diào dào jǐng lǐ dǎ pūteng, sǐ bù sǐhuó bù huó

fallen into a well and splashing about: neither dead nor alive

排练室里传来了歌声。

Páiliàn shì lǐ chuánláile gēshēng.

Singing could be heard coming from the rehearsal room.

摇篮里学的带到坟墓。

Yáolán lǐ xué de dài dào fénmù.

What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

摩天大楼里的电梯很快。

Mótiāndàlóu lǐ de diàntī hěn kuài.

The elevators in skyscrapers are very fast.

收音机里传来一首欢快的歌。

Shōuyīnjī lǐ chuánlái yì shǒu huānkuài de gē.

A cheerful song came from the radio.

放假了，教室里空荡荡的。

Fàngjiàle, jiàoshì lǐ kōngdàngdàng de.

It's the holidays, and the classroom is empty.

放假以后，教室里空荡荡的。

Fàngjià yǐhòu, jiàoshì lǐ kōngdàngdàng de.

After the holiday began, the classroom was empty.

放在柜子里的二胡,还没定弦儿

fàng zài guìzi lǐ de èrhú,hái méi dìngxián ér

an erhu kept in the cupboard: its strings aren't tuned yet

故事里发生的事都是虚构出来的。

Gùshi lǐ fāshēng de shì dōu shì xūgòu chūlái de.

All the events described in this story are imaginary.

故事里有个会飞的妖怪。

Gùshi lǐ yǒu gè huì fēi de yāoguài.

There is a monster that can fly in the story.

故事里的书生遇到了狐狸精。

Gùshi lǐ de shūshēng yùdàole húlijīng.

In the story, the scholar meets a fox spirit.

故事里的仙女从天上飞下来。

Gùshi lǐ de xiānnǚ cóng tiānshàng fēi xiàlai.

In the story, the fairy flies down from the sky.

故事里的巨人住在高高的山上。

Gùshi lǐ de jùrén zhù zài gāo gāo de shānshàng.

The giant in the story lives on a tall mountain.

故事里的怪物是人身牛头。

Gùshi lǐ de guàiwu shì rénshēn niútóu.

The monster in the story has a human body and a bull's head.

故事里的狐狸精会变成人。

Gùshi lǐ de húlijīng huì biànchéng rén.

The fox spirit in the story can turn into a person.

故事里的猴子大闹了天宫。

Gùshi lǐ de hóuzi dà nàole Tiāngōng.

In the story, the monkey caused an uproar in the heavenly palace.

故事里的王国有一位善良的国王。

Gùshi lǐ de wángguó yǒu yí wèi shànliáng de guówáng.

The kingdom in the story has a kind king.

教室里一个人也没有。

Jiàoshì lǐ yí gè rén yě méiyǒu.

There's nobody in the classroom.

教室里三分之一的人没来。

Jiàoshì lǐ sānfēnzhīyī de rén méi lái.

One third of the people in the classroom didn't come.

教室里充满了欢声笑语。

Jiàoshì lǐ chōngmǎnle huānshēngxiàoyǔ.

The classroom was filled with cheers and laughter.

教室里只剩下几个学生了。

Jiàoshì lǐ zhǐ shèngxià jǐ ge xuésheng le.

There were only a few pupils left in the classroom.

教室里有一台多媒体设备。

Jiàoshì lǐ yǒu yì tái duōméitǐ shèbèi.

There is a piece of multimedia equipment in the classroom.

教室里没剩下几个学生了。

Jiàoshì lǐ méi shèngxià jǐ ge xuésheng le.

There were few students remaining in the classroom.

教室里没有人。

Jiàoshì lǐ méiyǒu rén.

There is no one in the classroom.

教室里洋溢着欢乐的气氛。

Jiàoshì lǐ yángyìzhe huānlè de qìfēn.

The classroom is brimming with a joyful atmosphere.

教室里突然哄堂大笑。

Jiàoshì lǐ tūrán hōngtángdàxiào.

The classroom suddenly roared with laughter.

教练一直在学校里物色年轻球员。

Jiàoliàn yìzhí zài xuéxiào lǐ wùsè niánqīng qiúyuán.

The coach has been scouting for young players at schools.

文件在这个目录里。

Wénjiàn zài zhège mùlù lǐ.

The file is in this directory.

文件放在云存储里很方便。

Wénjiàn fàng zài yúncúnchǔ lǐ hěn fāngbiàn.

It's very convenient to keep files in cloud storage.

斑鸠不下树，嗉子里有食

bānjiū búxià shù, sùzi li yǒu shí

the turtle dove won't come down from the tree: its crop has food