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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
lì | li4
English translation
chestnut tree; chestnuts; surname

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A tree  bearing nuts ; compare  guǒ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

覀木

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一路 yī lù shǎng chī le bàn jīn chǎo 栗子 lì zi , shuì le 一会儿 yīhuìr jiào , jiù dào le 北京 Běijīng .

We ate half a jin of roast chestnuts, had a nap and soon arrived in Beijing.

因为 yīnwèi 栗子 lì zi , zhēng 无话可说 wú huà kě shuō de 年青 nián qīng rén ,得到 dé dào 同情 tóngqíng 的人 le .

Talk of chestnuts loosened the tongue of this inarticulate young man.

我们 wǒmen yǒu 必要 bìyào yòng wǎng shǎng Hóng 醋栗 cù lì shù .

It's necessary for us to net the currant bushes.

我们 wǒmen de 花园 huā yuán 尽头 jìn tóu yǒu shù .

We have a chestnut tree in the bottom of our garden.

zhè zhǐ 公鸡 gōng jī 胸部 xiōng bù 羽毛 yǔ máo chéng jiān 栗色 lì sè 带有 dài yǒu 白色 bái sè 细条纹

The cock's breast is tinged with chestnut.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
afraid
栗子 lì zi chestnut栗子 lì zi
板栗 bǎn lì Chinese chestnut板栗 bǎn lì
颤栗 zhàn lì to tremble顫慄
不寒而栗 bù hán ér lì shudder不寒而慄
栗色 lì sè maroon (color)栗色 lì sè
战栗 zhàn lì to tremble戰慄
醋栗 cù lì gooseberry醋栗 cù lì
苗栗 Miáo lì Miaoli city and county in northwest Taiwan苗栗 Miáo lì
火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì fig. to be sb's cat's-paw火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì
苗栗县 Miáo lì xiàn Miaoli county in northwest Taiwan苗栗縣
上栗县 Shàng lì xiàn Shangli county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡 Píng xiāng , Jiangxi上栗縣
上栗 Shàng lì Shangli county in Pingxiang 萍鄉|萍乡 Píng xiāng , Jiangxi上栗 Shàng lì
麻栗坡县 Má lì pō xiàn Malipo county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州 Wén shān Zhuàng zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu [Wén​shān​Zhuàng​zú​Miáo​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Yunnan麻栗坡縣
麻栗坡 Má lì pō Malipo county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州 Wén shān Zhuàng zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu [Wén​shān​Zhuàng​zú​Miáo​zú​zì​zhì​zhōu], Yunnan麻栗坡 Má lì pō
股栗 gǔ lì to shake like an aspen股慄
震栗 zhèn lì trembling震慄
苗栗市 Miáo lì shì Miaoli city in northwest Taiwan, capital of Miaoli county苗栗市 Miáo lì shì
栗然 lì rán shuddering慄然
战战栗栗 zhàn zhàn lì lì to tremble with fear戰戰慄慄
悸栗 jì lì to tremble with fear悸慄

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