How to say “inside” in Chinese
inside, within
“Inside” in Chinese is 内, nèi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
内 is read nèi. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “内”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 内. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请在三天以内回答我qǐngzàisāntiānyǐnèihuídáwǒPlease answer me within three days.
- 这本书的内容很丰富zhèběnshūdenèirónghěnfēngfùThe content of this book is very rich.
- 小说是小说，电影是电影，内容不完全一样。xiǎoshuōshìxiǎoshuō,diànyǐngshìdiànyǐng,nèiróngbùwánquányíyàngA novel is a novel, and a film is a film: the content isn't exactly the same.
- 这本小说的内容很吸引人zhèběnxiǎoshuōdenèirónghěnxīyǐnrénThe content of this novel is really gripping.
- 请概括一下这篇文章的主要内容qǐnggàikuòyíxiàzhèpiānwénzhāngdezhǔyàonèiróngPlease briefly summarize the main points of this article.
- 这是公司内部的问题。zhèshìgōngsīnèibùdewèntíThis is an internal problem of the company.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Roughly this much”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “inside” in Chinese?
“Inside” in Chinese is 内, pinyin nèi.
What does 内 mean?
内 (nèi) means “inside, within”.
How do you write 内?
内 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 内?
内 is read nèi. Tones: nèi — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“inside” in the lesson “Roughly this much”
This word is from the topic “Money and numbers” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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