里边

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The Chinese word 里边 (lǐbian) is composed of two characters: 里 (lǐ) and 边 (biān). 里 originally meant "inside" or "interior", while 边 meant "edge" or "border". When combined, 里边 literally means "inside the border" or "within the boundary". Over time, the meaning of 里边 has evolved to refer to the interior of a place or thing in a general sense. It can be used to refer to the inside of a room, a building, a city, or even a country. 里边 is also commonly used in figurative contexts to refer to the inner workings of something, such as the inner workings of a machine or the inner workings of a person's mind.