所里

所裡

suǒlǐ

noun #19,426

Meanings

1 in the institute
2 in the office (e.g. police station, research institute)

Characters

place; institute; office

Examples

HSK 5

他在研究所里工作了十年。

Tā zài yánjiūsuǒ lǐ gōngzuò le shí nián.

He worked in the research institute for ten years.

HSK 6

派出所里有人值班。

Pàichūsuǒ lǐ yǒu rén zhíbān.

There is someone on duty at the police station.

Tips

grammar

所里 is a colloquial contraction of 所 + 里. The 所 refers to a 所-type institution (研究所, 派出所, 律师事务所) and 里 means 'inside'. Context determines which type of 所.

Stroke Order

所 suǒ

里 lǐ