Meaning of shǒu lǐ:
shǒu lǐ
手里
Measure Word
in hand
Tā shǒu lǐ názhe yī běn shū.
他手里拿着一本书。
He is holding a book in his hand.
Noun
(a situation is) in sb's hands
Wǒ bǎ rènwù jiāo dào le tā de shǒulǐ.
我把任务交到了他的手里。
I handed the task over to him, so it's now in his hands.
