村里

cūnlǐ

noun #11,237

Meanings

1 village
2 hamlet
3 in the village

Characters

inside; neighborhood

Examples

村里的人都认识他。

Cūnlǐ de rén dōu rènshi tā.

Everyone in the village knows him.

村里最近修了一条新路。

Cūnlǐ zuìjìn xiū le yītiáo xīn lù.

The village recently built a new road.

Tips

usage

村里 can function as a noun (a village/hamlet administrative unit) or as a location phrase (in the village). The administrative meaning refers to the lowest level of rural governance in China.

Stroke Order

村 cūn

里 lǐ