Li definition

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A traditional Chinese unit of distance, now standardized to 500 metres.
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(Chinese philosophy) A meaningful ceremony or ritual; etiquette, behaviour.
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A Chinese unit of linear measure, equal to about one third of a mile (.52 kilometer)
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Li is defined as a unit of measurement in China that is equal to about a third of a mile, or about 547 yards or 500 meters.

An example of a li is just a bit less than the distance around a high school track.

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Long Island.
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Lithium.
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Long Island.
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A traditional Chinese measure of distance, today standardized at 500 meters (1,640 feet).
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A traditional Chinese unit of weight, equal to one-thousandth of a liang, or fifty milligrams.
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An ancient Chinese cauldron having three hollow legs.
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The ccTLD for Liechtenstein as assigned by the IANA.
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Origin of li

  • Mandarin lǐ from Middle Chinese li´

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • . + ISO 3166-1 country code for Liechtenstein, li.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Mandarin 里 (lǐ).

    From Wiktionary

Li Sentence Examples

  • One district city, Ho-fei, is noted as having been the birthplace of Li Hungchang (1822-190,).

  • As a memorial of his work the Duff Hall was erected in the centre of the educational buildings of Calcutta; and a fund of Li 13000 was raised for his disposal, the capital of which was afterwards to be used for invalided missionaries of his own church.

  • As a money of account the tael is divided into to mace (tsien), too conderin or candereen (fun), too() li.

  • The infantry in the centre was arrayed in the small and handy battalions then peculiar to Gustavus's army, the horse on either wing extended from opposite Li tzen to some distance beyond Wallenstein's left, which Pappenheim was to extend on his arrival.

  • Abbot Gilles li Muisis, for instance, records how, at the Jubilee of 1300, all the Papal Penitentiaries were in doubt about it, and appealed to the Pope.

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