县里

縣裡

xiànlǐ

noun #28,362

Meanings

1 in the county
2 within the county
3 the county (as an institution)

Characters

county; district

inside; within; li (unit of distance)

Examples

HSK 6

这件事要向县里汇报。

Zhè jiàn shì yào xiàng xiànlǐ huìbào.

This matter needs to be reported to the county.

HSK 7-9

县里的领导来视察工作。

Xiànlǐ de lǐngdǎo lái shìchá gōngzuò.

The county leaders came to inspect the work.

Tips

usage

县 is China's basic administrative unit below the prefecture level (地级市). 县里 colloquially refers to both the geographical area and the county government/administration.

Stroke Order

县 xiàn

里 lǐ