县里

縣裡

xiànlǐ

noun #28,362

Meanings

1 in the county
2 within the county
3 the county (as an institution)

Characters

county; district

inside; within; li (unit of distance)

Examples

这件事要向县里汇报。

Zhè jiàn shì yào xiàng xiànlǐ huìbào.

This matter needs to be reported to the county.

县里的领导来视察工作。

Xiànlǐ de lǐngdǎo lái shìchá gōngzuò.

The county leaders came to inspect the work.

Tips

usage

县 is China's basic administrative unit below the prefecture level (地级市). 县里 colloquially refers to both the geographical area and the county government/administration.

Stroke Order

县 xiàn

里 lǐ