No. 60 in Chinese
里
"里" means "inside," "in," or a unit of distance (~500 meters).
In a sentence
这本书里有很多有趣的故事。
This book contains many interesting stories.
In this sentence, '里' indicates a location within an object (the book). It specifies that the stories are located inside the book.
你心里在想什么？
What are you thinking in your heart?
Here, '里' is used metaphorically to denote an internal state or condition (inside one's heart).
袋子里装满了苹果。
The bag is filled with apples.
In this case, '里' is used to express a physical location within a container (inside the bag).
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