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里头

lǐ tou · li tou

Traditional 裡頭

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. inside
  2. interior
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A mystery box

  1. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)大(dà)盒子(hézi)是(shì)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)！

    There is a big box for me!

  2. Liangliang

    里头(lǐtou)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What's inside?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)。很(hěn)重(zhòng)。

    I don't know. It's heavy.

  4. Liangliang

    摇(yáo)一下(yīxià)，里头(lǐtou)有(yǒu)声音(shēngyīn)吗(ma)？

    Shake it. Is there a sound inside?

  5. Dengdeng

    里头(lǐtou)还(hái)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)盒子(hézi)！

    There's another small box inside!

  6. Liangliang

    快(kuài)打开(dǎkāi)，小(xiǎo)盒子(hézi)里头(lǐtou)可能(kěnéng)还(hái)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)！

    Open it quick. There may be another one inside the small box!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

箱(xiāng)子(zi)太(tài)满(mǎn)了(le)，里(lǐ)头(tou)什(shén)么(me)也(yě)塞(sāi)不(bu)下(xià)了(le)。

The box is too full; nothing else can be squeezed inside.

02

外(wài)面(miàn)很(hěn)冷(lěng)，你(nǐ)快(kuài)到(dào)里(lǐ)头(tou)暖(nuǎn)和(huo)一(yí)下(xià)吧(ba)。

It's cold outside; hurry inside and warm up.

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里
lǐ

lining; interior

头
tóu

head; hair style

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