里
lǐ
ㄌㄧˇ
- 1li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m
- 2neighborhood
- 3ancient administrative unit of 25 families
- 4(Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
In Taiwan
The smallest urban administrative unit in Taiwan — city districts divide into 里, each with an elected 里長 who handles neighbourhood affairs. Addresses and household registration run through it.
Example
我們里今天下午有活動。
wǒmen lǐ jīntiān xiàwǔ yǒu huódòng
Our neighbourhood has an event this afternoon.