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  • 1

    n.inner; inside; interior; within; internal

    • xìn fēng nèi qǐng fù zhào piàn

      信封照片

      Photos are enclosed in the envelope.

    • qiáng nèi yǒu yī zhī dà gǒu

      There is a big dog within the walls.

    • tā men yī nián nèi jiù yào tōng guò sì jí kǎo shì

      他们通过SK考试

      They must pass the HSK-4 exam in one year.

  • 2

    n.modone's wife; one's wife's relatives

    • nèi xiōng

      wife's elder brother

    • nèi zhí

      nephew

  • 3

    n.heart; internal organ

    • nèi xǐng

      introspection

    • nèi jiù

      compunction

  • 4

    n.fmlimperial palace

    • dà nèi shì huáng gōng de bié chēng

      皇宫别称

      Da Nei is the another name for imperial palace.

Words and phrases with 内

  • 内战
    [word]civil war
  • 内陆
    [word]inland
  • 内心
    [word]heart; incentre
  • 内毒
    [word]endogenous toxic material
  • 内部
    [word]within; inside
  • 内伤
    [word]internal injury; disorder of internal organs caused by improper diet, fatigue, emotional strains, sexual excess, etc.
  • 内涵
    [word]intension; self-cultivation
  • 内力
    [word]internal force
  • 内经
    [word]the Internal Canon of Medicine
  • 内外夹攻
    [idiom]attack from both inside and outside
  • 内圣外王
    [idiom]a learning both sound in theory and practice
  • 内柔外刚
    [idiom]be soft inside despite one's hard shell
  • 内顾之忧
    [idiom]family troubles
  • 内查外调
    [idiom]conduct thorough investigations
  • 内紧外松
    [idiom]be highly vigilant internally while relaxed externally
  • 内外交困
    [idiom]in dire straits at home and abroad
  • 内省不疚
    [idiom]find no fault in examining one's heart
  • 内外有别
    [idiom]differentiate between insiders and the outsiders

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