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The word "里面" is formed by combining the character "里", meaning "inner" or "interior", with the character "面", meaning "surface" or "area", to create a compound that specifies the interior space or inside of something.

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盒子里面是空的。

Hézi lǐmiàn shì kōng de.

The inside of the box is empty.

请到屋子里面来。

Qǐng dào wūzi lǐmiàn lái.

Please come inside the house.

书包里面有很多书。

Shūbāo lǐmiàn yǒu hěn duō shū.

There are many books inside the backpack.

在我们小组里面他是最努力的。

Zài wǒmen xiǎozǔ lǐmiàn tā shì zuì nǔlì de.

Inside our small group, he is the most hardworking.

尽管外面很吵但房间里面却十分安静。

Jǐnguǎn wàimiàn hěn chǎo dàn fángjiān lǐmiàn què shífēn ānjìng.

Although it is noisy outside, the inside of the room is very quiet.

Word Definition - 里面

lǐ miàn variant of 裡面|里面[lǐ miàn]; inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian]

Individual Character Details

里 lǐ, lǐ, lǐ, lǐ
面 miàn, miàn, miàn