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夜里

yè li · ye li

Traditional 夜裡

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我(wǒ)在(zài)夜(yè)里(li)到(dào)达(dá)了(le)大(dà)阪(bǎn)火(huǒ)车(chē)站(zhàn)。

I arrived at Osaka Station at night.

她(tā)在(zài)十(shí)二(èr)月(yuè)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)寒(hán)夜(yè)里(li)去(qù)世(shì)了(le)。

She died on a cold night in December.

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li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood

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