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    Expressing 'in the village' with 村里 (cūnlǐ)

    Location & Position

    Structure

    村里 + 的 + Noun / 村里 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    村里 (cūnlǐ) means "in the village" and is used to refer to the interior of a village community or its residents collectively. The suffix 里 indicates "inside" or "within" a location.

    Examples

    • 村里的老人们每天早上都会在广场上聊天。

      cūn lǐ de lǎo rén men měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu huì zài guǎng chǎng shàng liáo tiān.

      The elderly people in the village chat in the square every morning.

    • 听说村里要建一个新的图书馆。

      tīng shuō cūn lǐ yào jiàn yī gè xīn de tú shū guǎn.

      I heard that a new library is going to be built in the village.

    • 她从小在村里长大,对这里的一草一木都很熟悉。

      tā cóng xiǎo zài cūn lǐ zhǎng dà, duì zhè lǐ de yī cǎo yī mù dōu hěn shú xī.

      She grew up in the village and is familiar with every blade of grass and tree here.

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