"li" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 里（中国长度单位）
• 李（中文姓氏）

Definition

“Li”通常是一个用拉丁字母拼写的中文词。它最常见的意思是中国传统距离单位，或者中文姓氏“李”。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这不是日常英语中的常见词，通常出现在与中文、历史、地图或姓名有关的语境中。意思很依赖上下文：和数字或路程连用时，通常指距离单位；放在人名前时，通常指姓氏。

Examples

The old road was said to be fifty li long.

据说那条古道有五十**里**长。

Ms. Li is our new teacher.

**李**老师是我们的新老师。

The village is three li from the river.

那个村庄离河有三**里**。

I had to look up what a li was when I read the novel.

我读那本小说时，得查一下**里**是什么意思。

Her last name is Li, so people sometimes assume she's Chinese.

她姓**李**，所以人们有时会以为她是中国人。

The guide said the temple was only a few li away, but the walk felt much longer.

导游说寺庙只有几**里**远，但走起来感觉远得多。