镇里

鎮裡

zhènlǐ

noun #21,373

Meanings

1 in the town
2 within the town
3 around town

Characters

town / township

inside / within (locative)

Examples

HSK 1

镇里的人都认识他。

Zhènlǐ de rén dōu rènshi tā.

Everyone in town knows him.

HSK 3

镇里只有一家医院。

Zhènlǐ zhǐyǒu yī jiā yīyuàn.

There is only one hospital in the town.

Tips

grammar

镇里 is a locative phrase meaning 'inside / within the town'. 里 is a directional/locative suffix. Compare: 城里 (in the city), 村里 (in the village).

Stroke Order

镇 zhèn

里 lǐ