口里

口裡

kǒulǐ

phrase #21,113

Meanings

1 in one's mouth
2 verbally
3 in one's words

Characters

Examples

他口里说着同意，心里却不这么想。

Tā kǒulǐ shuō zhe tóngyì, xīnlǐ què bù zhème xiǎng.

He said he agreed verbally, but inwardly he thought otherwise.

糖在口里慢慢融化了。

Táng zài kǒulǐ màn man rónghuà le.

The candy slowly dissolved in his mouth.

Tips

usage

口里 can be used both literally (something is in/inside the mouth) and figuratively (something said verbally, often contrasted with 心里 — what is in the heart/mind). The contrast 口里...心里... is a very common pattern.

Stroke Order

口 kǒu

里 lǐ