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

镇里只有一家医院。

Zhènlǐ zhǐyǒu yījiā yīyuàn.

There is only one hospital in the town.

镇里的人都认识他。

Zhènlǐ de rén dōu rènshi tā.

Everyone in town knows him.

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