所里

所裡

suǒlǐ

noun #19,426

Meanings

1 in the institute
2 in the office (e.g. police station, research institute)

Characters

place; institute; office

Examples

他在研究所里工作了十年。

Tā zài yánjiūsuǒ lǐ gōngzuò le shí nián.

He worked in the research institute for ten years.

派出所里有人值班。

Pàichūsuǒ lǐ yǒu rén zhíbān.

There is someone on duty at the police station.

Tips

grammar

所里 is a colloquial contraction of 所 + 里. The 所 refers to a 所-type institution (研究所, 派出所, 律师事务所) and 里 means 'inside'. Context determines which type of 所.

Stroke Order

所 suǒ

里 lǐ