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  *里* | 里* | *里
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里
HSK 1
where? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question) / humble expression denying compliment
HSK 1
there; that place
HSK 1
home
HSK 1
inside
HSK 1
here
HSK 1
chest / heart; mind
HSK 2
inside / interior
HSK 2
during the night / at night / nighttime
HSK 2
inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5]
HSK 3
in hand / (a situation is) in sb's hands
HSK 4
(to express one's) true feelings / what is on one's mind / secret mind
HSK 7-9
embrace / bosom
HSK 7-9
secretly; inwardly; on the sly
HSK 7-9
the outside and the inside / one's outward show and inner thoughts / exterior and interior
all in all / either way
inner tube (of tire)
Caspian Sea
lining / (fig.) substance (as opposed to outward appearance)
(tender)loin (of pork, beef etc)
(medicine) tenesmus
lining
gaudy / flashy (but without substance)
lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions / when the fox preaches, look to the geese
mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape / to survive by the skin of one's teeth
privately; secretly; behind closed doors
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning / connotations
outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems / saying one thing but meaning sth different
inside and out / or so
one in a hundred / cream of the crop
amidst the clouds and mist / (fig.) mystified / puzzled
to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
one's words carry an implicit meaning
confused / vague / indistinct / muddle-headed / mixed up / in a daze
external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means / to think and act as one
to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom) / (fig.) to act together
lit. kept inside a drum (idiom) / fig. completely in the dark
potherb mustard (Brassica juncea var. crispifolia)
inside story
connoisseur / expert
unsophisticated / rustic / uncouth
internal strife (family, group, etc)
flustered; in a panic
penetrated / trenchant / incisive
lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove
to work against the interests of sb one derives support from / to double-cross one's employer / to bite the hand that feeds you
unaware of the inner workings / naive / unwitting
winding and turning (idiom)
inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers)
expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle
uneven / in disorder / everything sticking out
Daoli, a district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨 in Heilongjiang
the inside
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
mouth / in the mouth / on one's lips / speech / words
to observe; to take it all in
to know the score (idiom) / to be well aware of the situation
you're too kind; you flatter me
from the inside to the outside / through and through / thoroughly
lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom) / fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders
Daoli, a district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨 in Heilongjiang
behind sb's back; secretly
straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)
to keep in mind; to store in one's heart; to remember perfectly
both publicly and privately; both overtly and secretly; both explicitly and implicitly
to take sth to heart / to take sth seriously
beneath the surface; fundamentally; at the deepest level
to pay attention to / to care about / to attach importance to
daytime / during the day
to meet with unexpected failure (idiom) / to fail miserably (where failure was not expected)
inside and out
to have a plan in mind
just as bad; not much better
foolish / stupid
not to understand the situation / unaware of the ins and outs
(coll.) (to beat etc) to death
inner courtyard (in a courtyard house)
to look for bones in an egg / to find fault / to nitpick (idiom)
half outside, half inside / half interior, half exterior
all around
to have secret motives / to have a guilty conscience
to tuck into one's bosom
to tuck into one's bosom / also written 揣在懷裡|揣在怀里
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom) / not content with what one already has / (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
recluse / hikikomori person
inside back cover
stingy / petty
to belittle / to attack sb
(idiom) to feel a strong urge (to do sth)
Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
from the bottom of one's heart / heartily / sincerely
lit. to swallow one's knocked-out teeth after getting punched in the face (idiom) / fig. to endure bullying or insults stoically
(coll.) to be completely at ease
all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)

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