How to write 里
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HSK level
HSK 1里 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 1. The beginner band covers the first, most essential words every learner needs.
里 in a sentence
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书 在 包 里 。The book is in the bag.
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猫 在 盒 子 里 。The cat is in the box.
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他 住 在 山 里 。He lives in the mountains.
里 vs 在 vs 中
Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.
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在 is the verb/preposition 'be located at' — 他在学校; 里 follows a noun to mean 'inside' — 在学校里. They team up: 在学校里 'at school'.
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中 zhōng in; within (written)
Written-register 'in/among' — 在学习中 'in the course of study'. Everyday 'inside' is 里.