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(nèi) - inside, within in Mandarin

nèi

Traditional: 內

Line drawing of 内
Coloured illustration of 内
HSK 4
#644 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

inside, within

Word origin

内 (nèi) 'inside, within' is an ideograph showing 入 'to enter' inside an enclosure (冂), depicting something gone within bounds. The traditional form is 內.

Origin
ideograph
Root
冂 (enclosure) + 入 (to enter)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 内

Examples

Finish it within an hour.

Please wait inside the room.

There are changes inside the company.

He is waiting for you inside the house.

Finish it within a week.

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This word is part of lesson 13.