手裡

简 手里 · 繁 手裡
Mandarin · pinyin shǒu lǐ

Meanings

  1. in hand
  2. (a situation is) in sb's hands
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手
shǒu · hand
裡
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里
lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
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3–3 · shou3 li3

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