No. 406 in Chinese
这里
"Here" or "this place."
In a sentence
这里是图书馆。
This is the library.
In this sentence, '这里' (zhè lǐ) refers to the specific location being pointed out, the library.
这里的人都很友好。
The people here are very friendly.
Here, '这里' is used to indicate the place ('here') where the described group of people are located.
我们可以在这里见面吗？
Can we meet here?
In this context, '这里' specifies the exact location where the meeting is suggested to occur.
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