兜里 (dōulǐ): in one's pocket

Meanings

1 in one's pocket

Characters

兜

Examples

他兜里只剩下几块钱。

Tā dōulǐ zhǐ shèngxià jǐ kuài qián.

He only has a few yuan left in his pocket.

手机放在兜里就行。

Shǒujī fàng zài dōulǐ jiù xíng.

Just put the phone in your pocket.

Tips

usage

兜 is the colloquial/northern Chinese word for pocket. The standard word is 口袋 (kǒudai). 兜里 literally means 'inside the pocket' and is very common in casual speech.

Stroke Order

兜 dōu

里 lǐ

Related Words

兜 dōu HSK 7 #6,843

pocket; pouch / to wrap up; to carry in a bag / to go around; to circle

兜风 dōufēng #7,334

to go for a drive/ride; to go joyriding / to catch the wind

莫里斯 mòlǐsī #5,254

Morris (name) / Maurice (name)

眼里 yǎnlǐ HSK 4 #3,901

in one's eyes / within one's vision

公里 gōnglǐ HSK 2 #3,790

kilometer

局里 júlǐ #3,564

in the bureau / at the office (of a government bureau)

克里斯 kèlǐsī #3,388

Chris (name)

哈里 hālǐ #3,255

Harry (name) / Harry (transliteration)

屋里 wūlǐ #2,837

inside the room / indoors

夜里 yèli HSK 2 #5,571

at night / during the night