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"Li" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
李逍遥 李逍遙 lǐ xiāo yáo Li
李承干 李承乾 lǐ chéng gān Li
李存勗 lǐ cún xù Li
李恪 lǐ kè Li
李世绩 李世勣 lǐ shì jī Li
李孝恭 lǐ xiào gōng Li
力瀛书院 力瀛書院 lì yíng shū yuàn Li
市里 shì lǐ li (Chinese unit of length equal to 500 meters)
华里 華里 huá lǐ li (Chinese unit of distance)
市厘 shì lí li (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ millimeter)
Chinese Pinyin Translation
千里 qiān lǐ a thousand miles / a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers) / a long distance
万里 萬里 wàn lǐ far away / thousands of miles / 10,000 li
细雨 細雨 xì yǔ fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐 syn
李白 lǐ bái Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet
李世民 lǐ shì mín Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗[Tang2 Tai4 zong1] (599-649), reigned 626-649
漓江 灕江 lí jiāng River Li, Guangxi
李肇星 lǐ zhào xīng Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister
李鸿章 李鴻章 lǐ hóng zhāng Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat
李自成 lǐ zì chéng Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty
黎族 lí zú Li ethnic group
里 lǐ li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels syn
李逵 lǐ kuí Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳|水浒全传[Shui3 hu3 quan2 zhuan4]
李清照 lǐ qīng zhào Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
李长春 李長春 lǐ cháng chūn Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician
李渊 李淵 lǐ yuān Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖[Tang2 Gao1 zu3] (566-635), reigned 618-626
本草纲目 本草綱目 běn cǎo gāng mù Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍[Li3 Shi2 zhen1]
李斯 lǐ sī Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC
李四 lǐ sì Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四, 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
李广 李廣 lǐ guǎng Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴
李冰 lǐ bīng Li Bing (c. 3rd century BC) hydraulic engineer who designed the Dujiangyan 都江堰[Du1 jiang1 yan4] irrigation system in Sichuan
秦始皇陵 qín shǐ huáng líng the tomb of the first emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits excavation)
李岚清 李嵐清 lǐ lán qīng Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician
李时珍 李時珍 lǐ shí zhēn Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目[Ben3 cao3 Gang1 mu4]
范蠡 fàn lǐ Fan Li (536-488 BC), politician of Yue state, businessman and economist
李大钊 李大釗 lǐ dà zhāo Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party
骊山 驪山 lí shān Mt Li near Xi'an with the tomb of the First Emperor
不远千里 不遠千里 bù yuǎn qiān lǐ make light of traveling a thousand li / go to the trouble of traveling a long distance syn
李宗仁 lǐ zōng rén Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction
李瑞环 李瑞環 lǐ ruì huán Li Ruihuan (1934-), former Chinese politician
李洪志 lǐ hóng zhì Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falun Gong 法輪功|法轮功[Fa3 lun2 gong1]
闯王 闖王 chuǎng wáng Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)
李源潮 lǐ yuán cháo Li Yuanchao (1950-), vice president of PRC from 2013-2018
李泽楷 李澤楷 lǐ zé kǎi Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist
李陵 lǐ líng Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal
诗仙 詩仙 shī xiān "immortal of poetry", epithet of Li Bai 李白[Li3 Bai2] syn
李贺 李賀 lǐ hè Li He (790-816), Tang poet
李渔 李漁 lǐ yú Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist
李贽 李贄 lǐ zhì Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer
孙犁 孫犁 sūn lí Sun Li (1913-2002), novelist
李克强 李克強 lǐ kè qiáng Li Keqiang (1955-2023), PRC politician, premier 2013-2023
李后主 李後主 lǐ hòu zhǔ Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜
李四光 lǐ sì guāng Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
唐高祖 táng gāo zǔ Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626
张三李四 張三李四 zhāng sān lǐ sì lit. Zhang Three and Li Four (idiom) / (fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry syn
肉蒲团 肉蒲團 ròu pú tuán The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁|李渔[Li3 Yu3]
李富春 lǐ fù chūn Li Fuchun (1900-1975), Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician, served as Vice Premier of the PRC
姚雪垠 yáo xuě yín Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成
北齐书 北齊書 běi qí shū History of Qi of the Northern Dynasties, eleventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Baiyao 李百藥|李百药[Li3 Bai3 yao4] in 636 during Tang Dynasty, 50 scrolls
舍 shè (bound form) residence / house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里[li3] syn
澧 lǐ Lishui River in north Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖[Dong4ting2 Hu2] / surname Li
郦 酈 lì surname Li / ancient place name
行百里者半九十 xíng bǎi lǐ zhě bàn jiǔ shí 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
李昂 lǐ áng Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗[Wen2 zong1] (809-840), reigned 827-840
李连杰 李連傑 lǐ lián jié Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director
李嘉诚 李嘉誠 lǐ jiā chéng Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
李安 lǐ ān Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍|卧虎藏龙 and Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山)
李宇春 lǐ yǔ chūn Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
李俊 lǐ jùn Li Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]
巩俐 鞏俐 gǒng lì Gong Li (1965-), Chinese actress
琼中 瓊中 qióng zhōng Qiongzhong Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
李成江 lǐ chéng jiāng Li Chengjiang (1979-), Chinese figure skater
李纯 李純 lǐ chún Li Chun, personal name of twelfth Tang emperor Xianzong 憲宗|宪宗[Xian4 zong1] (778-820), reigned 805-820
醉圣 醉聖 zuì shèng the Sage of intoxication / refers to Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai 李白 (701-762)
北史 běi shǐ History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[Li3 Yan2 shou4] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
李靖 lǐ jìng 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[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
王力 wáng lì Wang Li (1900-1986), one of the pioneers of modern Chinese linguistics
秦陵 qín líng the tomb of the First Emperor at Mt Li 驪山|骊山[Li2 shan1] near Xi'an (awaits excavation)
李宁 李寧 lǐ níng Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
理塘县 理塘縣 lǐ táng xiàn Litang county (Tibetan: li thang rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
圱 qiān a field of three li / old variant of 阡[qian1]
李亚鹏 李亞鵬 lǐ yà péng Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor
李铁 李鐵 lǐ tiě Li Tie (1977-), footballer
李亨 lǐ hēng Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong 肅宗|肃宗[Su4 zong1] (711-762), reigned 756-762
李伯元 lǐ bó yuán Li Boyuan or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 (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
谪仙 謫仙 zhé xiān 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[Li3 Bai2] / (fig.) banished official
李先念 lǐ xiān niàn Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician
李儇 lǐ xuān Li Xuan, personal name of nineteenth Tang emperor Xizong 僖宗[Xi1 zhong1] (862-888), reigned 873-888
李元昊 lǐ yuán hào Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏[Xi1 Xia4] around modern Ningxia 寧夏|宁夏[Ning2 xia4]
李公朴 李公樸 lǐ gōng pǔ Li Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946
李冰冰 lǐ bīng bīng Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star
李雪健 lǐ xuě jiàn Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor
李劼人 lǐ jié rén Li Jieren (1891-1962), novelist
理县 理縣 lǐ xiàn 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[A1 ba4 Zang4 zu2 Qiang1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], northwest Sichuan
李哲 lǐ zhé Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗[Tang2 Zhong1 zong1] (656-710), reigned 705-710
礼县 禮縣 lǐ xiàn Li county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
太平御览 太平御覽 tài píng yù lǎn Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], 1000 scrolls
李商隐 李商隱 lǐ shāng yǐn Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet
李煜 lǐ yù 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
太平广记 太平廣記 tài píng guǎng jì Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉
岐路灯 岐路燈 qí lù dēng Lamp in the Side Street (c. 1777), novel by Qing dynasty writer Li Lüyuan 李綠園|李绿园[Li3 Lu:4 yuan2]
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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