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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


立 Lì	立 \| 立* \| *立	surname Li


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


李 Lǐ	李 \| 李* \| *李	surname Li


利 Lì	利 \| 利* \| *利	surname Li


力 Lì	力 \| 力* \| *力	surname Li


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)


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


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


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


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


厉 Lì	厉 \| 厉* \| *厉	surname Li	厲


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


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


离 Lí	离 \| 离* \| *离	surname Li	離


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


退避三舍 tuìbìsānshè	退避三舍 \| 退避三舍* \| *退避三舍	lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom) / fig. to shun; to assiduously avoid	退避三捨


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


励 Lì	励 \| 励* \| *励	surname Li	勵


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


李儇 Lǐ Xuān	李儇 \| 李儇* \| *李儇	Li Xuan, personal name of nineteenth Tang emperor Xizong 僖宗 (862-888), reigned 873-888


栗 Lì	栗 \| 栗* \| *栗	surname Li


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


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


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


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


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


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; (fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry	張三李四


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


鸿章 Hóngzhāng	鸿章 \| 鸿章* \| *鸿章	Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat	鴻章


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


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


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


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


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


唐宣宗 Táng Xuānzōng	唐宣宗 \| 唐宣宗* \| *唐宣宗	Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810-859), reign name of seventeenth Tang emperor Li Chen 李忱, reigned 846-859


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


李诵 Lǐ Sòng	李诵 \| 李诵* \| *李诵	Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗｜顺宗 (761-806), reigned 805-806	李誦


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


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


保亭黎族苗族自治县 Bǎotíng Lízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn	保亭…治县 \| 保亭…治县* \| *保亭…治县	Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan	保亭黎族苗族自治縣


李连杰 Lǐ Liánjié	李连杰 \| 李连杰* \| *李连杰	Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director	李連杰


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


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


李昉 Lǐ Fǎng	李昉 \| 李昉* \| *李昉	Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history


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


李铁 Lǐ Tiě	李铁 \| 李铁* \| *李铁	Li Tie (1977-), footballer	李鐵


镜花缘 Jìnghuā Yuán	镜花缘 \| 镜花缘* \| *镜花缘	Jinghua Yuan or Flowers in the Mirror, Qing novel of fantasy and erudition (early 19th century) by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍	鏡花緣


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)


李克强 Lǐ Kèqiáng	李克强 \| 李克强* \| *李克强	Li Keqiang (1955-2023), PRC politician, premier 2013-2023	李克強


唐哀帝 Táng Āidì	唐哀帝 \| 唐哀帝* \| *唐哀帝	Emperor Aidi of Tang, reign name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Li Zhu 李祝 (892-908), reigned 904-907


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


平安里 Píng'ānlǐ	平安里 \| 平安里* \| *平安里	Ping'an Li (street name in Beijing)


李劼人 Lǐ Jiérén	李劼人 \| 李劼人* \| *李劼人	Li Jieren (1891-1962), novelist


李商隐 Lǐ Shāngyǐn	李商隐 \| 李商隐* \| *李商隐	Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet	李商隱


李娃传 Lǐ Wá Zhuàn	李娃传 \| 李娃传* \| *李娃传	Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡｜白行简 along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot	李娃傳


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


李建成 Lǐ Jiànchéng	李建成 \| 李建成* \| *李建成	Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵｜唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變｜玄武门之变 / Professor Li Jiancheng (1964-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy


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


李怀远 Lǐ Huáiyuǎn	李怀远 \| 李怀远* \| *李怀远	Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official	李懷遠


李晔 Lǐ Yè	李晔 \| 李晔* \| *李晔	Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗 (867-904), reigned 888-904	李曄


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


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


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


李雪健 Lǐ Xuějiàn	李雪健 \| 李雪健* \| *李雪健	Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor


柳毅传 Liǔ Yìzhuàn	柳毅传 \| 柳毅传* \| *柳毅传	story of Liu Yi, Tang fantasy fiction by Li Chaowei 李朝威, popular with dramatist of subsequent dynasties	柳毅傳


保亭县 Bǎotíngxiàn	保亭县 \| 保亭县* \| *保亭县	Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan	保亭縣


八字方针 bāzìfāngzhēn	八字方针 \| 八字方针* \| *八字方针	a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan / (esp.) the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by Li Fuchun 李富春 in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高｜调整、巩固、充实、提高 "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"	八字方針


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


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


唐中宗 Táng Zhōngzōng	唐中宗 \| 唐中宗* \| *唐中宗	Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲 (656-710), reigned 705-710


唐代宗 Táng Dàizōng	唐代宗 \| 唐代宗* \| *唐代宗	Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫, reigned 762-779


唐僖宗 Táng Xīzōng	唐僖宗 \| 唐僖宗* \| *唐僖宗	Emperor Xizong of Tang, reign name of nineteenth Tang Emperor Li Xuan 李儇 (862-888), reigned 873-888


唐太宗李卫公问对 Táng Tàizōng Lǐ Wèi Gōng Wènduì	唐太…问对 \| 唐太…问对* \| *唐太…问对	"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖 and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書｜武经七书	唐太宗李衛公問對


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


唐宪宗 Táng Xiànzōng	唐宪宗 \| 唐宪宗* \| *唐宪宗	Emperor Xianzong of Tang (778-820), reign name of twelfth Tang emperor Li Chun 李純｜李纯 reigned 805-820	唐憲宗

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