里里外外

裡裡外外

lǐlǐwàiwài

phrase #26,139

Meanings

1 inside and out
2 thoroughly
3 from top to bottom
4 every corner

Characters

inside; interior

outside; exterior; foreign

Examples

她把家里里外外打扫了一遍。

Tā bǎ jiā lǐlǐwàiwài dǎsǎo le yī biàn.

She cleaned the house inside and out.

里里外外都是人，根本进不去。

Lǐlǐwàiwài dōu shì rén, gēnběn jìn bu qù.

There were people everywhere inside and out; you simply couldn't get in.

这件事里里外外我都知道得清楚。

Zhè jiàn shì lǐlǐwàiwài wǒ dōu zhīdào de qīngchǔ.

I know this matter inside and out.

Tips

usage

里里外外 is an AABB reduplication of 里外 (inside and outside), intensifying the sense of thoroughness or pervasiveness. It can describe physical spaces or figurative understanding.

Stroke Order

里 lǐ

外 wài