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里弄

lǐ lòng

2-character word

What 里弄 means

1. lanes and alleys
2. neighborhood
3. lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families

The characters in 里弄

• 里lǐlining; interior; inside
• 弄nòngto do; to manage; to handle

Example sentences

• 那里弄什么呀？
  What're you doing there?
• 你从哪里弄来这把网球拍的？
  Where did you get this tennis racket?