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丽

lì

HSK 4 Character Traditional 麗

What 丽 means

1. beautiful

Other readings

丽 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• LíKorea

Example sentences

• 壮丽！
  Magnificent!
• 玛丽很高。
  Mary is tall.
• 玛丽跑了。
  Mary ran.
• 我叫玛丽。
  My name is Mary.
• 玛丽喜欢植物
  Mǎlì xǐhuan zhíwù
  Mary likes plants.
• 玛丽懂中文。
  Mary understands Chinese.

Words starting with 丽

• 丽人lì rén(literary) beautiful woman; belle
• 丽实lì shípractical
• 丽日lì rìbright sun; beautiful day
• 丽致Lì zhìRitz (hotel chain)
• 丽语lì yǔbeautiful wordage
• 丽水市Lí shuǐ ShìLishui, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省
• 丽池卡登Lì chí Kǎ dēngRitz-Carlton (hotel chain)
• 丽词lì cíbeautiful wordage; also written 丽辞
• 丽江市Lì jiāng ShìLijiang, prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province 云南省
• 丽江古城Lì jiāng gǔ chéngLijiang old town (in Yunnan)
• 丽辞lì cíbeautiful wordage; also written 丽词
• 丽魄lì pòmoon
• 丽䴓lì shī(bird species of China) beautiful nuthatch (Sitta formosa)
• 丽星噪鹛lì xīng zào méi(bird species of China) Bhutan laughingthrush (Trochalopteron imbricatum)
• 丽星鹩鹛lì xīng liáo méi(bird species of China) spotted elachura (Elachura formosa)
• 丽色噪鹛lì sè zào méi(bird species of China) red-winged laughingthrush (Trochalopteron formosum)
• 丽色奇鹛lì sè qí méi(bird species of China) beautiful sibia (Heterophasia pulchella)
• 丽丽Lì lìLili (name)
• 丽佳娜Lì jiā nàRegina (name)
• 丽江Lì jiāngsee 丽江市
• 丽水Lí shuǐsee 丽水市

Words containing 丽

• 美丽měi lìbeautiful
• 华丽huá lìgorgeous
• 壮丽zhuàng lìmagnificence; magnificent; majestic
• 玛丽Mǎ lìMary or Marie (name); Mali
• 秀丽xiù lìpretty; beautiful
• 艳丽yàn lìgorgeous; garish and beautiful
• 亮丽liàng lìbright and beautiful
• 绚丽xuàn lìgorgeous; magnificent
• 伊丽莎白Yī lì shā báiElizabeth (person name)
• 高丽Gāo líKorean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392; Korea, esp. in context of art and culture
• 玛格丽特mǎ gé lì tèmargarita (cocktail)
• 佳丽jiā lìa beauty; beautiful
• 邓丽君Dèng Lì jūnTeresa Teng (1953-1995), Taiwanese pop idol
• 朱丽叶Zhū lì yèJuliet or Juliette (name)
• 富丽堂皇fù lì táng huáng(idiom) (of houses etc) sumptuous
• 俏丽qiào lìhandsome; pretty
• 清丽qīng lì(of writing, scenery, a woman etc) graceful; elegant; charming; beautiful
• 瑰丽guī lìelegant; magnificent; exceptionally beautiful
• 蒙娜丽莎Méng nà Lì shāMona Lisa
• 风和日丽fēng hé rì lìmoderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime
• 蒋雯丽Jiǎng Wén lìJiang Wenli (1969-), award-winning PRC film actress
• 绮丽qǐ lìbeautiful; enchanting
• 雅丽yǎ lìelegant; refined beauty
• 香榭丽舍Xiāng xiè lì shèChamps Élysées

Characters that look like 丽

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 国guócountry; nation; state; (bound form) national
• 网wǎngnet; web; network; to net; to catch with a net
• 团tuánround; lump; ball
• 园yuánland used for growing plants; site used for public recreation…
• 闹nàonoisy; cacophonous; to make noise
• 苗miáosprout

Sounds the same

Read lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 力power; force; strength
• 历calendar
• 利sharp; favorable; advantage
• 例example; precedent; rule
• 励to encourage; to urge
• 厉strict; severe
• 立to stand; to set up; to establish
• 粒grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects…
• 隶(bound form) a person in servitude; low-ranking subordinate…
• 俐used in 伶俐
• 莉used in 茉莉; used in the transliteration of female names
• 吏minor government official or functionary (old)