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哩

lǐ
measure word #5,208

Meanings

  1. 1 mile (unit of distance, loanword)
  2. 2 (sentence-final particle, dialectal variant of 呢)

Examples

这里离那里有三哩远。
Zhèlǐ lí nàlǐ yǒu sān lǐ yuǎn.
It's three miles from here to there.
你去哪儿哩？
Nǐ qù nǎr lī?
Where are you going? (dialectal)

Tips

usage
As a unit of distance, 哩 is the English mile (1.6 km), distinct from the Chinese 里 (lǐ, ~0.5 km). As a particle, 哩 is a dialectal variant of 呢 (ne), common in southern dialects.

Stroke Order

哩 lǐ