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Meaning of 内

Pinyin nèi、 nà

Radical

冂

Strokes

Definition

inside / inner / internal / within / interior

Usage

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内 [nèi] 1. Inside; in contrast to "外" (outside). 里面，与“外”相对。 2. Refers to one's wife or relatives on the wife's side. 称妻子或妻子家的亲戚。 3. Close, intimate. 亲近。 Examples: - 内部 (nèi bù) - Inside; - 内外 (nèi wài) - Inside and outside; - 内定 (nèi dìng) - Internally decided; - 内阁 (nèi gé) - Cabinet; - 内行 (nèi háng) - Expert; - 内涵 (nèi hán) - Connotation. 4. Refers to the middle of a group or object, often denoting within the country or court. 指某一群体或某一物体的中间。常指国内或朝廷内。 Examples: - 内叛 (nèi pàn) - Internal rebellion; - 内患 (nèi huàn) - Domestic troubles; - 内事 (nèi shì) - Domestic affairs; - 内睦 (nèi mù) - Internal harmony. 5. Room; compartment. 室，内室，房室。 Examples: - 内帏 (nèi wéi) - Women's dwelling; - 内舍 (nèi shè) - Inner room. 6. Court; the residence of an emperor. 皇宫;帝王所居之处。 Examples: - 内侍 (nèi shì) - Court attendants; - 内园 (nèi yuán) - Royal garden. 7. Woman; femininity. 妇女;女色。 Examples: - 内具 (nèi jù) - Items used by women. 8. In ancient times, a general term for wife and concubines, later specifically for wife. 古代泛称妻妾。后专称妻。 Examples: - 内训 (nèi xùn) - Education for women; - 内子 (nèi zǐ) - Wife. 9. Heart; inner feelings. 内心。 Examples: - 内意 (nèi yì) - Inner thoughts; - 内谋 (nèi móu) - Internal scheming. 10. Internal organs. 内脏。 Examples: - 内疾 (nèi zhì) - Internal diseases. 11. The righteous path; in Buddhism, refers to the teachings within Buddhism, contrasting with the external. 正道。佛教徒称佛门之内为内，佛门之外为外。 Examples: - 内教 (nèi jiào) - Referring to Buddhism; - 内学 (nèi xué) - Study of Buddhism. 12. See also nà (another reading). 另见 nà。内 [nà] 1. To enter; to enter from outside to inside. 入，自外面进入里面。 2. To accept; to take in; later pronounced as “纳” (nà). 交入;接纳。 Examples: - 内金 (nèi jīn) - Tribute of gold and silver. 3. See also nèi (another reading). 另见 nèi。

内含 nèi hán

to contain / to include

内哄 nèi hòng

variant of 內訌|内讧[nei4 hong4]

内外交困 nèi wài jiāo kùn

be beset with troubles internally and externally

坪内 píng nèi

Tsubouchi

约翰内斯堡 Yuē hàn nèi sī bǎo

Johannesburg, South Africa

内塔尼亚胡 Nèi tǎ ní yà hú

Netanyahu (name) / Benjamin Netanyahu (1949-), Israeli Likud politician, prime minister 1996-1999 and from 2009

塞内加尔 Sài nèi jiā ěr

Senegal

内壁 nèi bì

wall / inwall / intine

内外夹攻 nèi wài jiā gōng

a crossfire / a simultaneous attack from within and without / attack from both inside and outside / be attacked from inside and outside / both from within and from without

内奸 nèi jiān

undiscovered traitor / enemy within one's own ranks

委内瑞拉 Wěi nèi ruì lā

Venezuela

里约热内卢 Lǐ yuē rè nèi lú

Rio de Janeiro

色厉内荏 sè lì nèi rěn

lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing

内存 nèi cún

internal storage / computer memory / random access memory (RAM)

内宅 nèi zhái

inner chambers for womenfolk (in a rich man's residence)

室内 shì nèi

indoor

宫内 gōng nèi

in utero

屋内 wū nèi

Inside the house

岛内 dǎo nèi

Island

巢内 cháo nèi

In the nest

内幕 nèi mù

inside story / non-public information / behind the scenes / internal

惧内 jù nèi

henpecked

攘外必先安内 rǎng wài bì xiān ān nèi

You must first settle inside

党内 dǎng nèi

within the party (esp. Chinese communist party)

国内 guó nèi

domestic / internal (to a country) / civil

内阁 nèi gé

(government) cabinet

省内 shěng nèi

in the province

境内 jìng nèi

within the borders / internal (to a country, province, city etc) / domestic

内部 nèi bù

interior / inside (part, section) / internal

在内 zài nèi

(included) in it / among them

城内 chéng nèi

inside the city

内地 nèi dì

inland / interior / hinterland

内心 nèi xīn

heart / innermost being / (math.) incenter

内外 nèi wài

inside and outside / domestic and foreign / approximately / about

国内外 guó nèi wài

domestic and international / at home and abroad

内战 nèi zhàn

civil war

内力 nèi lì

internal force / endogenous force

内蒙古 Nèi měng gǔ

Inner Mongolia / abbr. for 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1], Inner Mongolia autonomous region

内河 nèi hé

inland riverwaters / waterway]

内功 nèi gōng

exercises to benefit the internal organs

内敛 nèi liǎn

introverted / reserved / (artistic style) understated

内棺 nèi guān

Inner coffin

内侧 nèi cè

inside / interior / inner side

樱内义雄 yīng nèi yì xióng

Sakurauchi Yoshio

樱内 yīng nèi

Sakurauchi

殿内 diàn nèi

In the hall

内罗毕 Nèi luó bì

Nairobi, capital of Kenya

内涵 nèi hán

meaningful content / implication / connotation (semantics) / inner qualities (of a person)

内分泌 nèi fēn mì

endocrine (internal secretion, e.g. hormone)

内分泌腺 nèi fēn mì xiàn

endocrine gland / gland producing internal secretion, e.g. hormone

内分泌科 nèi fēn mì kē

endocrinology department

濑户内海 lài hù nèi hǎi

inland sea / seto-naikai

内涝 nèi lào

waterlogged

内涵式 nèi hán shì

Connotative

几内亚湾 Jǐ nèi yà Wān

Gulf of Guinea

内容 nèi róng

content / substance / details / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]

体内 tǐ nèi

within the body / in vivo (vs in vitro) / internal to

内侄 nèi zhí

nephew / son of wife's brother

内侍 nèi shì

enuch / chamberlain

五内如焚 wǔ nèi rú fén

Inside

内焰 nèi yàn

inner flame

内燃机 nèi rán jī

internal combustion engine

内疚 nèi jiù

guilty conscience / to feel a twinge of guilt

日内瓦 Rì nèi wǎ

Geneva, Switzerland

内疚感 nèi jiù gǎn

feeling of guilt

内痔 nèi zhì

internal hemorrhoids / internal pile

内眷 nèi juàn

the females in a family / womenfolk

内乱 nèi luàn

internal disorder / civil strife / civil unrest

内窥镜 nèi kuī jìng

endoscope

箱内 xiāng nèi

in the box / inside the container

几内亚比绍 Jī nèi yà Bǐ shào

Guinea-Bissau

罐内 guàn nèi

in-tank

内置 nèi zhì

built-in / internal

内耗 nèi hào

internal friction / internal dissipation of energy (in mechanics) / fig. waste or discord within an organization

内脏 nèi zàng

internal organs / viscera

腹内 fù nèi

Intra-abdominal

之内 zhī nèi

inside / within

马丁内斯 mǎ dīng nèi sī

martinez

内膜 nèi mó

inner membrane

舱内 cāng nèi

cabin / UD(under deck)

内蒙古自治区 Nèi měng gǔ Zì zhì qū

Inner Mongolia autonomous region, abbr. 內蒙古|内蒙古[Nei4 meng3 gu3], capital Hohhot 呼和浩特市[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4 Shi4]

内蒙 Nèi měng

Inner Mongolia or Inner Mongolia autonomous region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

内蒙古高原 nèi méng gǔ gāo yuán

Inner Mongolian Plateau

内蕴 nèi yùn

implication / internal implication

内含甜蜜 nèi hán tián mì

Contains sweetness

内讧 nèi hòng

internal strife

高衙内 gāo yá nèi

Gao Ya Nei

衙内 yá nèi

child of an official / palace bodyguard

内衬 nèi chèn

lining (of a container etc) (engineering)

内裤 nèi kù

underpants / panties / briefs

贱内 jiàn nèi

my wife (humble)

内踝 nèi huái

medial malleolus

内酯 nèi zhǐ

lactone

内阁制 nèi gé zhì

cabinet system

内阁总理 nèi gé zǒng lǐ

Prime Minister

责任内阁 zé rèn nèi gé

Responsible Cabinet

影子内阁 yǐng zi nèi gé

shadow cabinet

内陆 nèi lù

inland / interior

院内 yuàn nèi

In the courtyard

白内障 bái nèi zhàng

cataract