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lǐmiàn

里面lǐmiànlǐmiàn
inside
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Usages of lǐmiàn

她tā　把bǎ　手机shǒujī　放fàng　在zài　家jiā　里面lǐmiàn。tā bǎ shǒujī fàng zài jiā lǐmiàn.
She put the phone inside the house.
她tā　在zài　里面lǐmiàn　等děng　我wǒ。tā zài lǐmiàn děng wǒ.
She is waiting for me inside.
她tā　不bú　太tài　习惯xíguàn　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　火车站huǒchēzhàn，　总是zǒngshì　在zài　里lǐ面miàn　走错zǒucuò　路lù。tā bú tài xíguàn zhè gè chéngshì de huǒchēzhàn, zǒngshì zài lǐmiàn zǒucuò lù.
She isn’t very used to this city’s train station and always goes the wrong way inside.
我wǒ　觉jué得de　这zhè　间jiān　教室jiàoshì　比bǐ　图书馆túshūguǎn　吵chǎo　多duō，　在zài　里lǐ面miàn　学习xuéxí　不bú　太tài　舒服shūfu。wǒ juéde zhè jiān jiàoshì bǐ túshūguǎn chǎo duō, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí bú tài shūfu.
I feel this classroom is much noisier than the library, and it’s not very comfortable to study in here.
那nà　间jiān　房间fángjiān　比bǐ　这zhè　间jiān　教室jiàoshì　安静ānjìng，　在zài　里lǐ面miàn　学习xuéxí　感觉gǎnjué　更gèng　好hǎo。nà jiān fángjiān bǐ zhè jiān jiàoshì ānjìng, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí gǎnjué gèng hǎo.
That room is quieter than this classroom; it feels better to study in there.
这zhè　家jiā　饭店fàndiàn　很hěn　大dà，　里面lǐmiàn　也yě　很hěn　安静ānjìng。zhè jiā fàndiàn hěn dà, lǐmiàn yě hěn ānjìng.
This restaurant is very big, and it’s also very quiet inside.
她Tā　用yòng　新xīn　手机shǒujī　的de　时候shíhou，　先xiān　登录dēnglù　自己zìjǐ　的de　账号zhànghào，　然后ránhòu　看kàn　里面lǐmiàn　的de　消息xiāoxi。Tā yòng xīn shǒujī de shíhou, xiān dēnglù zìjǐ de zhànghào, ránhòu kàn lǐmiàn de xiāoxi.
When she uses a new phone, she first logs into her account and then looks at the messages inside.
请qǐng　看看kànkan　口袋kǒudai　里面lǐmiàn。qǐng kànkan kǒudai lǐmiàn.
Please take a look inside the pocket.
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