li
link; links.
li
1 American
li
2
American
[lee]
/ li /
noun
Music.
li
3
American
[lee]
/ li /
noun
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li
plural
li
4
American
[lee]
/ li /
noun
Li
5
American
[lee]
/ li /
noun
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a member of an aboriginal people of the island of Hainan in Southeastern China.
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the Kadai language of the Li.
Li
6
American
Symbol, Chemistry.
L.I.
7
American
abbreviation
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British. light infantry.
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Long Island.
LI
1
British
abbreviation
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Long Island
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Light Infantry
Li
2
British
symbol
li
3
British
/ liː /
noun
li
4
British
abbreviation
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of li2
Alteration of la 1
Origin of li3
First recorded in 1580–90; from Chinese lǐ
Origin of li4
First recorded in 1910–15, from Chinese lǐ
Vocabulary lists containing li
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Similarly, the institutionalized rituals of the Zhou dynasty are captured in the Chinese word li, which is translated as both propriety and ritual.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
Inspired by WoonHeng's mom's ga li chap choi, this brothy bowl is a perfect way to use up whatever vegetables are around.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2022
But also try the cocoa, coffee and Chinese li hing flavors.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 2, 2017
This month, Resler and Lemke proudly grand-opened their Popshop, a walk-up window in Georgetown featuring new “awesome” toppings and coatings, “from Theo dark chocolate and cookie crumbles, to powdered Skittles or li hing mui powder.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2016
Pua pulls a packet of li hing mui gummy worms from her lunch bag and holds them out to me.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
"We continue to monitor active legal and regulatory matters that could significantly impact our business and financial results," CFO Susan Li said Wednesday afternoon on a call with analysts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Li is the 40-year-old founder of Silicon Data, a startup that compiles indexes tracking the rental prices of Nvidia chips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Meta still faces "a number of youth-related trials scheduled in the coming months in the United States," Li continued.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Artex was developed by Chinese cybersecurity engineer Li Puhua, who made the tool freely available online in July for users to identify potential network vulnerabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
He laughed madly at Bapi and Li and Rain and the hundreds of other laborers and crew gangs, all of them staring at him dumbstruck.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
Campbell found the tape and other World War II recordings in 1994 after purchasing a summer cabin in Mattituck, L.I. that once belonged to a man named Albert Stern, the paper reported.
From Fox News ● Oct. 7, 2019
The laser appeared to emanate from the area of Roslyn, L.I., the FBI's New York Field Office said in a statement Thursday that urged anyone with information to reach out to their office.
From Fox News ● Oct. 3, 2019
By that point, much of the damage had been done, and the L.I. was down to a mere 2.2.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2010
That brought the go-ahead run to bat, and drove the L.I. up to 4.0.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2010
In R.I is a door balancing that in L.I.
From Green Stockings A Comedy in Three Acts by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodle) Mason
Li Auto LI -0.63%decrease; red down pointing triangle swung to a quarterly loss as the Chinese carmaker discounted older hybrid models and ramped up its push into the competitive market for battery-powered electric vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Two years later in Super Bowl LI, the Patriots overcame a 28-3 deficit in the third quarter to defeat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
Sunak said he raised the issue with Premier LI Qiang when the two met at a Group of 20 summit in India.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
That one playoff win, of course, came in Super Bowl LI against Atlanta.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
This commutation, however, was taken away by LI.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
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