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CHINESE CHARACTER

lí

黎

黎

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multitude; dark; Li

Numbered pinyin
li2
English meanings
multitude; dark; (short for Li ethnic group); surname Li

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    límíng黎明shí时fēn分,tiān天jiànjiàn渐渐liàng亮le了。

    At dawn, the sky gradually brightened.

  2. 02

    lí黎zú族zhǔyào主要jūzhù居住zài在hǎi海nán南dǎo岛。

    The Li ethnic group mainly lives on Hainan Island.

  3. 03

    tā他xìng姓lí黎,shì是wǒ我de的tóngxué同学。

    His surname is Li; he is my classmate.

Explore words connected to this character.

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