河里

河裡

hélǐ

phrase #7,140

Meanings

孩子们在河里游泳。

Háizi men zài hélǐ yóuyǒng.

The children are swimming in the river.

河里有很多鱼。

Hélǐ yǒu hěnduō yú.

There are a lot of fish in the river.

grammar

里 here is a location suffix meaning 'inside/in.' It attaches to place nouns: 河里 (in the river), 家里 (at home), 心里 (in one's heart).

河 hé

里 lǐ