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from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation	:	nèi
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Meaning	:	inside; inner part or side. (n) within; in; inside. (n) inner; internal. (n) one’s wife or her relatives. (n)
Radical	:	冂
Strokes	:	4
Traditional	:	内
Usage	:	47%

Common Words / Phrases:

内容

nèi róng

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content

内部

nèi bù

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internal

内幕

nèi mù

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inside story

内阁

nèi gé

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cabinet

室内

shì nèi

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indoor; interior; inside

国内

guó nèi

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domestic

以内

yǐ nèi

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within; less than

境内

jìng nèi

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within the borders of a country or a region.

之内

zhī nèi

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a scope with a certain limit.

Sentences:

1. No admittance.

qǐng	wù	rù	nèi	。
请	勿	入	内	。

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请	:	please
勿	:	(used in prohibitions, admonitions, etc.) do not, never
入	:	enter
内	:	inside

2. I’ll be coming within an hour.

yī	xiǎo	shí	zhī	nèi	wǒ	jiù	huì	dào	。
一	小	时	之	内	我	就	会	到	。

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一	:	one
小时	:	hour
之内	:	within
我	:	I
就	:	(adverb) shortly
会	:	can
到	:	arrive

3. These internal disputes have weakened the party’s power.

zhè

xiē

nèi

bù

jiū

fēn

xuē

ruò

zhè

gè

zhèng

dǎng

lì

liàng

。

这

些

内

部

纠

纷

削

弱

了

这

个

政

党

的

力

量

。

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这些	:	these
内部	:	internal
纠纷	:	dispute
削弱	:	weaken
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place
这	:	this
个	:	(measure word) used before nouns without special measure words of their own
政党	:	political party
力量	:	power, force, strength