lǐ 
		lining
interior
inside
internal
also written 裏|里[li3]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lǐ 
		li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
neighborhood
ancient administrative unit of 25 families
(Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			lì 
		power
force
strength
ability
strenuously
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			nī 
		this (Cantonese)
see also 哩[lī]
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lì 
		example
precedent
rule
case
instance
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lí 
		to leave
to part from
to be away from
(in giving distances) from
without (sth)
independent of
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire
☲
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lì 
		sharp
favorable
advantage
benefit
profit
interest
to do good to
to benefit
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lì 
		to stand
to set up
to establish
to lay down
to draw up
at once
immediately
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lǐ 
		texture
grain (of wood)
inner essence
intrinsic order
reason
logic
truth
science
natural science (esp. physics)
to manage
to pay attention to
to run (affairs)
to handle
to put in order
to tidy up
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lǐ 
		gift
rite
ceremony
CL:份[fen4]
propriety
etiquette
courtesy
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lǐ 
		surname Li
abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Classic of Rites
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lì 
		Japanese variant of 戾[li4]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Jìng guó 
		to pacify the country
often refers to Yasukuni shrine 靖國神社|靖国神社, Shinto shrine in Tokyo to Japanese war dead, controversial as burial ground of several Class A war criminals
Yasukuni, controversial documentary film by Li Ying 李纓|李缨
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			hé qián tǐng 
		nuclear submarine
abbr. for 核動力潛艇|核动力潜艇[hé dòng lì qián tǐng]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lì 
		grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lǐ Shí zhēn 
		Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			lì 
		Japanese variant of 曆|历[li4]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lǐ Yàn hóng 
		Robin Li (1968-), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lǐ Yà péng 
		Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qiān lǐ 
		a thousand miles
a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)
a long distance
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lǐ Bái 
		Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Gǒng Lì 
		Gong Li (1965-), PRC female film star