Hanzi
Traditional
內
Simplified
内

inside/inner/internal/within/interior

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

nèi, nà, ruì

Bopomofo

ㄋㄟˋ, ㄋㄚˋ, ㄖㄨㄟˋ

Jyutping

noi6

Example sentences

內 / 内 nèi
學校內禁止吸菸。
学校内禁止吸烟。

Smoking is prohibited inside the school.

科 kē
醫院裡分成了內科和外科。
医院里分成了内科和外科。

The hospital is divided into internal medicine and surgery departments.

內容 / 内容 nèiróng
這本書的內容非常有趣。
这本书的内容非常有趣。

The content of this book is very interesting.

形式 xíngshì
我們應該注重內容，而不只是形式。
我们应该注重内容，而不只是形式。

We should pay attention to content, and not merely form.

內心 / 内心 nèixīn
我內心感到無比的平靜。
我内心感到无比的平静。

I feel incredibly peaceful in my heart.

喜悅 / 喜悦 xǐyuè
看到孩子平安歸來，他的內心充滿了喜悅。
看到孩子平安归来，他的内心充满了喜悦。

Seeing the child return home safely, his heart was filled with joy.

國內 / 国内 guónèi
這家公司在國內很有名。
这家公司在国内很有名。

This company is very famous domestically.

萎縮 / 萎缩 wēisuō
由於缺乏投資，國內經濟開始萎縮。
由于缺乏投资，国内经济开始萎缩。

Due to lack of investment, the domestic economy began to shrink.

之內 / 之内 zhīnèi
請在三天之內完成任務。
请在三天之内完成任务。

Please complete the task within three days.

範疇 / 范畴 fànchóu
這不在我的工作範疇之內。
这不在我的工作范畴之内。

This is not within the scope of my work.

Example Vocabulary

內

nei4

inside; within; inner

內容

nei4'rong2

content; substance

內心

nei4'xin1

inner heart; innermost feelings

國內

guo2'nei4

domestic; internal

之內

zhi1'nei4

within; inside

以內

yi3'nei4

within; less than

內分泌

nei4'fen1'mi4

endocrine; internal secretion

內向

nei4'xiang4

introverted; shy; reserved

內在

nei4'zai4

inner; internal; intrinsic

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