Chinese words starting with “li”
62 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable li. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 19 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial l · final i · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 8
- 3rd tone 22
- 4th tone 32
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 离开lí kāiHSK 2
to depart; to leave
- 里面lǐ miànHSK 3
inside; interior; also pr. [lǐ mian]
- 利用lì yòngHSK 3
to exploit; to make use of; to use; to take advantage of; to utilize
- 历史lì shǐHSK 4
history
- 理解lǐ jiěHSK 3
to comprehend; to understand
- 力量lì liangHSK 3
power; force; strength
- 理由lǐ yóuHSK 3
reason; grounds; justification
- 理论lǐ lùnHSK 3
theory; to argue; to take notice of
- 礼物lǐ wùHSK 2
gift; present
- 立即lì jíHSK 4
immediately
- 立刻lì kèHSK 3
forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once
- 厉害lì haiHSK 5
(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding; (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough; (of an animal) fierce; (of a resemblance) striking; (of liquor or chili pepper) strong; (of bacteria) virulent
- 理想lǐ xiǎngHSK 2
an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect
- 离婚lí hūnHSK 3
to divorce
- 例如lì rúHSK 2
for example; for instance; such as
- 例子lì ziHSK 2
case; (for) instance; example
- 里头lǐ touHSK 2
inside; interior
- 里边lǐ bianHSK 1
inside
- 理发lǐ fàHSK 3
to get a haircut; to have one's hair done; to cut (sb's) hair; to give (sb) a haircut
All 62 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 里 | lǐ | f,q | lining; interior; inside; internal; also written 里 | |
| 2 | 力 | lì | n,g | power; force; strength; ability; strenuously | |
| 3 | 离 | lí | v,p | to leave; to part from; to be away from; (in giving distances) from; without (sth); independent of; one of the Eight Trigrams 卦, symbolizing fire; ☲ | |
| 4 | 利 | lì | n,g | sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit | |
| 5 | 理 | lǐ | v,n | 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 | |
| 6 | 利益 | lì yì | n | benefit; (in sb's) interest | |
| 7 | 礼 | lǐ | n,g | gift; rite; ceremony; propriety; etiquette; courtesy | |
| 8 | 立 | lì | v | to stand; to set up; to establish; to lay down; to draw up; at once; immediately | |
| 9 | 利润 | lì rùn | n | profits | |
| 10 | 立场 | lì chǎng | n | position; standpoint | |
| 11 | 粒 | lì | q,g | grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) | |
| 12 | 理念 | lǐ niàn | n | idea; concept; philosophy; theory | |
| 13 | 力气 | lì qi | n | strength | |
| 14 | 理性 | lǐ xìng | n | reason; rationality; rational | |
| 15 | 理智 | lǐ zhì | n,a | reason; intellect; rationality; rational | |
| 16 | 例外 | lì wài | v,n | exception; to be an exception | |
| 17 | 礼貌 | lǐ mào | an,a,ad | courtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite | |
| 18 | 利息 | lì xī | n | interest (on a loan) | |
| 19 | 礼拜 | lǐ bài | n | to attend a religious service; (coll.) week; (coll.) Sunday | |
| 20 | 力度 | lì dù | n | strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics | |
| 21 | 礼服 | lǐ fú | n | ceremonial robe; formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) | |
| 22 | 梨 | lí | n | pear | |
| 23 | 黎明 | lí míng | t | dawn; daybreak | |
| 24 | 离不开 | lí bu kāi | v | inseparable; inevitably linked to | |
| 25 | 理会 | lǐ huì | v | to understand; to pay attention to; to take notice of | |
| 26 | 理财 | lǐ cái | vn,v | to manage wealth; to manage finances; money management | |
| 27 | 礼品 | lǐ pǐn | n | gift; present | |
| 28 | 理所当然 | lǐ suǒ dāng rán | l | as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right | |
| 29 | 历程 | lì chéng | n | course; process | |
| 30 | 礼仪 | lǐ yí | n | etiquette; ceremony | |
| 31 | 立体 | lì tǐ | b,d | three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic | |
| 32 | 利率 | lì lǜ | n | interest rates | |
| 33 | 离职 | lí zhí | v | to leave one's job temporarily (e.g. for study); to leave one's job; to resign | |
| 34 | 历经 | lì jīng | v | to experience; to go through | |
| 35 | 离奇 | lí qí | a,an | odd; bizarre | |
| 36 | 立足 | lì zú | v | to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on | |
| 37 | 礼堂 | lǐ táng | n | assembly hall; auditorium | |
| 38 | 力求 | lì qiú | v | to make every effort to; striving to do one's best | |
| 39 | 理科 | lǐ kē | n | the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 科) | |
| 40 | 力争 | lì zhēng | v | to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly | |
| 41 | 理睬 | lǐ cǎi | v,vn | to heed; to pay attention to | |
| 42 | 里程碑 | lǐ chéng bēi | n | milestone | |
| 43 | 历来 | lì lái | d | always; throughout (a period of time); (of) all-time | |
| 44 | 力所能及 | lì suǒ néng jí | l | as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers | |
| 45 | 历时 | lì shí | v | to last; to take (time); period; diachronic | |
| 46 | 礼节 | lǐ jié | n | etiquette | |
| 47 | 理事 | lǐ shì | n | member of council; (literary) to take care of matters | |
| 48 | 利害 | lì hai | n | terrible; formidable; serious; devastating; tough; capable; sharp; severe; fierce | |
| 49 | 利索 | lì suo | a,ad | nimble | |
| 50 | 力图 | lì tú | v | to try hard to; to strive to |
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