里头

裡頭

lǐtou

noun HSK 5 #6,701

Meanings

1 inside
2 interior

Characters

suffix indicating direction/position

Examples

HSK 1

里头有人吗？

Lǐtou yǒu rén ma?

Is there anyone inside?

HSK 2

书包里头有什么？

Shūbāo lǐtou yǒu shénme?

What's inside the backpack?

HSK 4

屋子里头很暖和。

Wūzi lǐtou hěn nuǎnhuo.

It's warm inside the room.

Tips

usage

里头 = 里面 = 里边, all mean 'inside'. 里头 is more colloquial/spoken, especially in northern Mandarin.

Stroke Order

里 lǐ

头 tóu