院里

院裡

yuànlǐ

noun #12,494

Meanings

1 in the courtyard; inside the compound

Characters

courtyard; institution

Examples

HSK 4

院里种了一棵大树。

Yuànlǐ zhòng le yì kē dà shù.

There's a big tree planted in the courtyard.

HSK 7-9

孩子们在院里玩耍。

Háizimen zài yuànlǐ wánshuǎ.

The children are playing in the courtyard.

Tips

grammar

院里 follows the common pattern of [place] + 里 to mean 'inside [place]': 家里 (at home), 屋里 (inside the room), 院里 (in the courtyard).

Stroke Order

院 yuàn

里 lǐ