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里边

lǐ bian · li bian

Traditional 裡邊

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Meaning

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  1. inside
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A gift box

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)猜(cāi)，这个(zhège)盒子(hézi)里边(lǐbian)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Guess what is inside this box.

  2. Liangliang

    里边(lǐbian)是(shì)吃(chī)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Is there food inside?

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，里边(lǐbian)是(shì)一个(yīgè)很大(hěndà)的(de)东西(dōngxi)。

    No. Inside is something very big.

  4. Liangliang

    里边(lǐbian)有(yǒu)声音(shēngyīn)吗(ma)？

    Is there any sound inside?

  5. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)声音(shēngyīn)，不过(bùguò)盒子(hézi)很(hěn)轻(qīng)。

    No sound, but the box is very light.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)知道(zhīdào)，里边(lǐbian)什么(shénme)都(dōu)没有(méiyǒu)！

    I know! There is nothing inside!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

书(shū)包(bāo)里(lǐ)边(bian)还(hái)有(yǒu)几(jǐ)本(běn)没(méi)看(kàn)完(wán)的(de)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)。

There are still a few unfinished novels inside the backpack.

02

屋(wū)子(zi)外(wài)边(bian)很(hěn)冷(lěng)，里(lǐ)边(bian)却(què)暖(nuǎn)和(huo)多(duō)了(le)。

It's very cold outside the house, but inside it's much warmer.

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里
lǐ

lining; interior

边
biān

side; edge

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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