li

«li» in Mova's judaism dictionary: not a usual English word; it is most often a piece of a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

fragment or name; noun (li, li — a Chinese unit, rare in English)

meaning for a pupil

1) "Li" is not a usual English word; it is most often a piece of a longer word or a short form. tree →

2) In Chinese, a li is an old unit of length, about half a kilometre. tree →

3) Li is also a common Chinese family name, and "Li" is the chemical symbol for the metal lithium. tree →

sense in the lessons

Pupils meet "li" mostly as the symbol Li for lithium in science, as a family name in stories (Mr Li, Li Na), or as a broken piece of a word. In HTML (web pages) "li" marks one item of a list.

examples

• The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. (Torah GEN.28.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• And ye shall teach them your children, talking of them, when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. (Torah DEU.11.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. (Torah DEU.6.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• But they beguiled Him with their mouth, and lied unto Him with their tongue. (Writings PSA.78.36, JPS 1917) tree →
• When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. (Writings PRO.3.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judges; for I should have lied to God that is above. (Writings JOB.31.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• Li is the chemical symbol for lithium. tree →
• Mr Li runs the corner shop. tree →
• My friend Li Wei sits next to me in maths. tree →
• The old map measured the road in li, not miles. tree →
• In a web page, each list item starts with li. tree →
• The symbol Li has a capital L and a small i. tree →

note

Not a normal word to use in a sentence on its own; check whether it is a name (capital L), a symbol (Li, capital L) or a fragment of a longer word. Do not confuse with "lie" or "lee".

In the corpora

• A legend says Li Bai drowned reaching for the Moon's reflection, but he probably died of illness.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «li» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.