里面

裏面

lǐmiàn

noun HSK 2 #347

Meanings

1 inside
2 within

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

请进来，里面坐。

Qǐng jìnlái, lǐmiàn zuò.

Please come in and sit inside.

HSK 3

箱子里面有什么？

Xiāngzi lǐmiàn yǒu shénme?

What's inside the box?

HSK 3

教室里面很安静。

Jiàoshì lǐmiàn hěn ānjìng.

It's very quiet inside the classroom.

Tips

grammar

里面 and 里 are interchangeable in most cases. 里面 is slightly more emphatic. 书包里 = 书包里面 = inside the backpack.

Stroke Order

里 lǐ

面 miàn