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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
里 lǐ	里 \| 里* \| *里	li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮｜镇 and neighborhood 鄰｜邻 levels	HSK 1


里 Lǐ	里 \| 里* \| *里	Li (surname)


千里 qiānlǐ	千里 \| 千里* \| *千里	a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance


利 Lì	利 \| 利* \| *利	surname Li


立 Lì	立 \| 立* \| *立	surname Li


理县 Lǐ Xiàn	理县 \| 理县* \| *理县	Li County (Tibetan: li rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州｜阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan	理縣


力 Lì	力 \| 力* \| *力	surname Li


琼中 Qióngzhōng	琼中 \| 琼中* \| *琼中	Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan	瓊中


黎 Lí	黎 \| 黎* \| *黎	Li ethnic group of Hainan Province / surname Li / abbr. for Lebanon 黎巴嫩


离 Lí	离 \| 离* \| *离	surname Li	離


礼 Lǐ	礼 \| 礼* \| *礼	surname Li / abbr. for 禮記｜礼记, Classic of Rites	禮


李 Lǐ	李 \| 李* \| *李	surname Li


万里 Wàn Lǐ	万里 \| 万里* \| *万里	Wan Li (1916-2015), PRC politician	萬里


万里 wànlǐ	万里 \| 万里* \| *万里	far away / thousands of miles; 10,000 li	萬里


氏 shì	氏 \| 氏* \| *氏	(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures


范蠡 Fàn Lǐ	范蠡 \| 范蠡* \| *范蠡	Fan Li (536-488 BC), politician of Yue state, businessman and economist


丁基 Dīng Jī	丁基 \| 丁基* \| *丁基	Ding Ji (1917-1944), real name Li Baicen 李百岑, journalist based in Yanan, martyr of the revolution


厘 Lí	厘 \| 厘* \| *厘	Li (c. 2000 BC), sixth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God, also known as Ai 哀	釐


舍 shè	舍 \| 舍* \| *舍	(bound form) residence; house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里


细雨 xìyǔ	细雨 \| 细雨* \| *细雨	fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱｜李商隐	細雨


蠡县 Lǐxiàn	蠡县 \| 蠡县* \| *蠡县	Li county in Baoding 保定, Hebei	蠡縣


黎族 Lízú	黎族 \| 黎族* \| *黎族	Li ethnic group


澧 Lǐ	澧 \| 澧* \| *澧	Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖 / surname Li


哀 Āi	哀 \| 哀* \| *哀	Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God, also known as Li 釐｜厘


澧县 Lǐxiàn	澧县 \| 澧县* \| *澧县	Li county in Changde 常德, Hunan	澧縣


厉 Lì	厉 \| 厉* \| *厉	surname Li	厲


理塘 Lǐtáng	理塘 \| 理塘* \| *理塘	Litang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)


郦 Lì	郦 \| 郦* \| *郦	surname Li / ancient place name	酈


退避三舍 tuìbì-sānshè	退避三舍 \| 退避三舍* \| *退避三舍	lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom) / fig. to shun; to assiduously avoid


漓江 Líjiāng	漓江 \| 漓江* \| *漓江	River Li, Guangxi	灕江


骊山 Líshān	骊山 \| 骊山* \| *骊山	Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor	驪山


华里 huálǐ	华里 \| 华里* \| *华里	li (Chinese unit of distance)	華里


栗 Lì	栗 \| 栗* \| *栗	surname Li


保亭 Bǎotíng	保亭 \| 保亭* \| *保亭	Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan


诗仙 shīxiān	诗仙 \| 诗仙* \| *诗仙	"immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白	詩仙


不远千里 bùyuǎnqiānlǐ	不远千里 \| 不远千里* \| *不远千里	make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance	不遠千里


礼县 Lǐxiàn	礼县 \| 礼县* \| *礼县	Li county in Longnan 隴南｜陇南, Gansu	禮縣


闯王 Chuǎng Wáng	闯王 \| 闯王* \| *闯王	Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)	闖王


市里 shìlǐ	市里 \| 市里* \| *市里	li (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters)


李贽 Lǐ Zhì	李贽 \| 李贽* \| *李贽	Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer	李贄


张冠李戴 Zhāngguān Lǐdài	张冠李戴 \| 张冠李戴* \| *张冠李戴	lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head / to attribute sth to the wrong person (idiom) / to confuse one thing with another	張冠李戴


李俊 Lǐ Jùn	李俊 \| 李俊* \| *李俊	Li Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳｜水浒传


巩俐 Gǒng Lì	巩俐 \| 巩俐* \| *巩俐	Gong Li (1965-), Chinese actress	鞏俐


圱 qiān	圱 \| 圱* \| *圱	a field of three li / old variant of 阡


李白 Lǐ Bái	李白 \| 李白* \| *李白	Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet


李世民 Lǐ Shìmín	李世民 \| 李世民* \| *李世民	Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗 (599-649), reigned 626-649


张三李四 Zhāng Sān Lǐ Sì	张三李四 \| 张三李四* \| *张三李四	lit. Zhang Three and Li Four (idiom) / (fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry	張三李四


南史 Nánshǐ	南史 \| 南史* \| *南史	History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽｜李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 80 scrolls


谪仙 zhéxiān	谪仙 \| 谪仙* \| *谪仙	a genius (literally, an immortal who has been banished from heaven to live on earth), an epithet for exceptional individuals such as the Tang poet Li Bai 李白 / (fig.) banished official	謫仙


李四 Lǐ Sì	李四 \| 李四* \| *李四	Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三｜张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry


励 Lì	励 \| 励* \| *励	surname Li	勵


李娜 Lǐ Nà	李娜 \| 李娜* \| *李娜	Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)


李斯 Lǐ Sī	李斯 \| 李斯* \| *李斯	Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC


李逵 Lǐ Kuí	李逵 \| 李逵* \| *李逵	Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳｜水浒全传


李宇春 Lǐ Yǔchūn	李宇春 \| 李宇春* \| *李宇春	Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer


李靖 Lǐ Jìng	李靖 \| 李靖* \| *李靖	Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對｜唐太宗李卫公问对, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书


唐太宗 Táng Tàizōng	唐太宗 \| 唐太宗* \| *唐太宗	Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民 (599-649), reigned 626-649


北齐书 Běi Qíshū	北齐书 \| 北齐书* \| *北齐书	History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥｜李百药 in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls	北齊書


李恒 Lǐ Héng	李恒 \| 李恒* \| *李恒	Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong 穆宗 (795-824), reigned 821-825	李恆


北史 Běishǐ	北史 \| 北史* \| *北史	History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽｜李延寿 in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls


李鹏 Lǐ Péng	李鹏 \| 李鹏* \| *李鹏	Li Peng (1928-2019), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tiananmen clampdown	李鵬


李广 Lǐ Guǎng	李广 \| 李广* \| *李广	Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍｜飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴	李廣


李哲 Lǐ Zhé	李哲 \| 李哲* \| *李哲	Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗 (656-710), reigned 705-710


李旦 Lǐ Dàn	李旦 \| 李旦* \| *李旦	Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712


行百里者半九十 xíngbǎilǐzhěbànjiǔshí	行百…九十 \| 行百…九十* \| *行百…九十	lit. ninety li is merely a half of a hundred li journey (idiom) / fig. the closer one is to completing a task, the tougher it gets / a task is not done until it's done


李悝 Lǐ Kuī	李悝 \| 李悝* \| *李悝	Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏國｜魏国


李纯 Lǐ Chún	李纯 \| 李纯* \| *李纯	Li Chun, personal name of twelfth Tang emperor Xianzong 憲宗｜宪宗 (778-820), reigned 805-820	李純


李自成 Lǐ Zìchéng	李自成 \| 李自成* \| *李自成	Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty


李陵 Lǐ Líng	李陵 \| 李陵* \| *李陵	Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal


唐高祖 Táng Gāozǔ	唐高祖 \| 唐高祖* \| *唐高祖	Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵｜李渊 (566-635), reigned 618-626


李冰 Lǐ Bīng	李冰 \| 李冰* \| *李冰	Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC) hydraulic engineer who designed the Dujiangyan 都江堰 irrigation system in Sichuan


秦始皇陵 Qín Shǐhuánglíng	秦始皇陵 \| 秦始皇陵* \| *秦始皇陵	the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山｜骊山 near Xi'an (awaits excavation)


孙犁 Sūn Lí	孙犁 \| 孙犁* \| *孙犁	Sun Li (1913-2002), novelist	孫犁


官场现形记 Guānchǎng Xiànxíng Jì	官场现形记 \| 官场现形记* \| *官场现形记	Observations on the Current State of Officialdom, late Qing novel by Li Baojia 李寶嘉｜李宝嘉	官場現形記


李清照 Lǐ Qīngzhào	李清照 \| 李清照* \| *李清照	Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet


李治 Lǐ Zhì	李治 \| 李治* \| *李治	Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗, (628-683), reigned 649-683


李翱 Lǐ Áo	李翱 \| 李翱* \| *李翱	Li Ao (774-836), Tang dynasty scholar and writer, colleague of Han Yu 韓愈｜韩愈 in promoting classical writing 古文運動｜古文运动


李煜 Lǐ Yù	李煜 \| 李煜* \| *李煜	Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主｜李后主, a renowned poet


李宗仁 Lǐ Zōngrén	李宗仁 \| 李宗仁* \| *李宗仁	Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction


琼中黎族苗族自治县 Qióngzhōng Lízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn	琼中…治县 \| 琼中…治县* \| *琼中…治县	Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan	瓊中黎族苗族自治縣


姚雪垠 Yáo Xuěyín	姚雪垠 \| 姚雪垠* \| *姚雪垠	Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成


李亚鹏 Lǐ Yàpéng	李亚鹏 \| 李亚鹏* \| *李亚鹏	Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor	李亞鵬


李渊 Lǐ Yuān	李渊 \| 李渊* \| *李渊	Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626	李淵


李时珍 Lǐ Shízhēn	李时珍 \| 李时珍* \| *李时珍	Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目｜本草纲目	李時珍


李湛 Lǐ Zhàn	李湛 \| 李湛* \| *李湛	Li Zhan, personal name of fourteenth Tang emperor Jingzong 敬宗 (809-827), reigned 825-827


李昂 Lǐ Áng	李昂 \| 李昂* \| *李昂	Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗 (809-840), reigned 827-840


李嘉诚 Lǐ Jiāchéng	李嘉诚 \| 李嘉诚* \| *李嘉诚	Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman	李嘉誠


肉蒲团 Ròu Pútuán	肉蒲团 \| 肉蒲团* \| *肉蒲团	The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁｜李渔	肉蒲團


李延寿 Lǐ Yánshòu	李延寿 \| 李延寿* \| *李延寿	Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史	李延壽


唐德宗 Táng Dézōng	唐德宗 \| 唐德宗* \| *唐德宗	Emperor Dezong of Tang (742-805), reign name of tenth Tang emperor Li Kuo 李适, reigned 779-805


李四光 Lǐ Sìguāng	李四光 \| 李四光* \| *李四光	Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration


李宝嘉 Lǐ Bǎojiā	李宝嘉 \| 李宝嘉* \| *李宝嘉	Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記｜官场现形记	李寶嘉


李汝珍 Lǐ Rǔzhēn	李汝珍 \| 李汝珍* \| *李汝珍	Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣｜镜花缘 or Flowers in the Mirror


李瑞环 Lǐ Ruìhuán	李瑞环 \| 李瑞环* \| *李瑞环	Li Ruihuan (1934-), former Chinese politician	李瑞環


玄武门之变 Xuánwǔménzhībiàn	玄武门之变 \| 玄武门之变* \| *玄武门之变	Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗	玄武門之變


李亨 Lǐ Hēng	李亨 \| 李亨* \| *李亨	Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong 肅宗｜肃宗 (711-762), reigned 756-762


李岚清 Lǐ Lánqīng	李岚清 \| 李岚清* \| *李岚清	Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician	李嵐清


李德林 Lǐ Délín	李德林 \| 李德林* \| *李德林	Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty


醉圣 zuìshèng	醉圣 \| 醉圣* \| *醉圣	the Sage of intoxication / refers to Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai 李白 (701-762)	醉聖


李百药 Lǐ Bǎiyào	李百药 \| 李百药* \| *李百药	Li Baiyao (565-648), Tang dynasty writer and historian, compiler of History of Qi of the Northern dynasties 北齊書｜北齐书	李百藥

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