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Usages of lǐmiàn
她 把 手机 放 在 家 里面。tā bǎ shǒujī fàng zài jiā lǐmiàn.
She put the phone inside the house.
她 在 里面 等 我。tā zài lǐmiàn děng wǒ.
She is waiting for me inside.
她 不 太 习惯 这 个 城市 的 火车站， 总是 在 里面 走错 路。tā bù 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 觉得 这 间 教室 比 图书馆 吵 多， 在 里面 学习 不 太 舒服。wǒ juéde zhè jiān jiàoshì bǐ túshūguǎn chǎo duō, zài lǐmiàn xuéxí bù tài shūfu.
I feel this classroom is much noisier than the library, and it’s not very comfortable to study in here.
那 间 房间 比 这 间 教室 安静， 在 里面 学习 感觉 更 好。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 家 饭店 很 大， 里面 也 很 安静。zhè jiā fàndiàn hěn dà, lǐmiàn yě hěn ānjìng.
This restaurant is very big, and it’s also very quiet inside.
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