州里

zhōulǐ

noun #20,018

Meanings

1 in the prefecture
2 in one's home county / neighborhood (classical usage)

Characters

prefecture / administrative region

inside / neighborhood / li (unit of length)

Examples

州里的乡亲们都来帮忙。

Zhōulǐ de xiāngqīn men dōu lái bāngmáng.

All the neighbors from the local area came to help.

此人在州里颇有名望。

Cǐrén zài zhōulǐ pō yǒumíng wàng.

This person has considerable prestige in the local area.

Tips

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州里 is a classical or old-fashioned term for one's local prefecture or community. It appears in historical texts and period dramas but is rarely used in modern everyday speech.

Stroke Order

州 zhōu

里 lǐ