手里

手裡

shǒulǐ

noun HSK 4 #1,705

Meanings

Literally "inside the hand" - what one is holding or possessing.

HSK 1

他手里拿着一本书。

Tā shǒulǐ ná zhe yī běn shū.

He is holding a book in his hand.

HSK 6

权力掌握在人民手里。

Quánlì zhǎngwò zài rénmín shǒulǐ.

Power is in the hands of the people.

HSK 7-9

钥匙在你手里吗？

Yàoshi zài nǐ shǒulǐ ma?

Do you have the keys?

grammar

手里 functions as a location word. Pattern: 在…手里 means "in someone's hands/possession."

手 shǒu

里 lǐ