内 (內) nèi

1. nèi noun inside; interior
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 里面 (CCD '内' 1; FE '內' 1; GHDC '内' nèi 1; Guoyu '內' nèi n 1; HSK '内'; Kroll 2015 '內' 1, pp. 320-321; XHZD '内' 1)
2. nèi adjective private
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '內' 2a, pp. 320-321)
3. nèi adjective family; domestic
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '內' 1a, pp. 320-321)
4. nèi preposition inside; interior
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: May be classified as a localizer because it can be appended to some nouns as a suffix to indicate location; for example, 国内 'domestic' (Sun 2006, loc. 903).
5. nèi noun wife; consort
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 妻妾 (CCD '内' 2; FE '內' 2; GHDC '内' nèi n 3; Kroll 2015 '內' 3, pp. 320-321; XHZD '内' 1)
6. nèi noun an imperial palace
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 皇宫 (CCD '内' 4; FE '內' 3; GHDC '内' nèi 6; Guoyu '內' nèi n 5)
7. nèi noun an internal organ; heart
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 内脏 (CCD '内' 3; GHDC '内' nèi 7; Guoyu '內' nèi n 7)
8. nèi noun female
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 女色 (GHDC '内' nèi 2; Guoyu '內' nèi n 4)
9. nèi verb to approach
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 亲近 (GHDC '内' nèi 4; Guoyu '內' nèi v)
10. nèi noun indoors
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 内室 (GHDC '内' nèi n 5)
11. nèi noun inner heart
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 心里 (Guoyu '內' nèi n 2)
12. nèi noun a room
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 房间 (Guoyu '內' nèi 6)
13. nèi proper noun Nei
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '內' nèi n 8)
14. nà verb to receive
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 纳入 (GHDC '内' nà 5; Guoyu '內' nà v 1; Kroll 2015 '內' nà, pp. 320-321)

Contained in

• 内流(內流) inward flowing (of river); flowing into desert
• 四海之内(四海之內) all within the four seas
• 内行看门道，外行看热闹(內行看門道，外行看熱鬧) while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
• 内用(內用) to eat in (at a restaurant) ; to take the medicine orally
• 内里(內裡) inside the palace ; indoors ; inside ; undergarments ; inside story
• 内讧(內訌) internal strife
• 内皮(內皮) endothelium; thin skin on the inside of some fruits (e.g. oranges)
• 威加海内兮归故乡(威加海內兮歸故鄉) With might that extends to the land within the seas, I return to my hometown
• 内耳道(內耳道) internal auditory meatus (canal in temporal bone of skull housing auditory nerves)
• 内径(內徑) internal diameter
• 贤内助(賢內助) a good wife
• 界内球(界內球) ball within bounds; fair ball (baseball)
• 内唇(內唇) epipharynx (entomology); inner part of the lip
• 内插(內插) to install (hardware) internally ; to interpolate
• 内内(內內) panties
• 糙面内质网(糙面內質網) rough endoplasmic reticulum
• 内定(內定) to select somebody for a position without announcing the decision until later; to decide behind closed doors; all cut and dried
• 内科医生(內科醫生) medical doctor; physician
• 知其内幕(知其內幕) to have inside knowledge
• 内层(內層) internal layer
• 内建(內建) built-in
• 以内(以內) inside; within; less than
• 内科(內科) internal medicine
• 内在超越(內在超越) inner transcendence (perfection through one's own inner moral cultivation, as in Confucianism, for example)
• 重形式轻内容(重形式輕內容) heavy on form, light on substance; to stress form at the expense of content
• 内熵(內熵) internal entropy
• 内六角扳手(內六角扳手) Allen key; hex key
• 内乱(內亂) internal disorder; civil strife; civil unrest
• 内容(內容) content
• 攘外安内(攘外安內) to resist foreign aggression and pacify the interior of the country
• 内八字脚(內八字腳) intoeing; pigeon toes; knock-knees
• 日内(日內) in a few days; one of these days
• 内政部警政署(內政部警政署) National Police Agency (Tw)
• 内眼角(內眼角) inner corner of the eye
• 内室(內室) inner room; bedroom
• 宫内节育器(宮內節育器) intrauterine device (IUD)
• 内源(內源) source
• 内江地区(內江地區) Neijiang prefecture

Also contained in

关内道 、 内门乡 、 内华达州 、 内仗 、 哈梅内伊 、 河内 、 哈博罗内 、 内乡县 、 内埔 、 皇族内阁 、 国外内 、 约翰内斯堡 、 影子内阁

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• 卷八十三　志第三十三: 　選舉三 Volume 83 Treatises 36: Selection of Officials 3 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 188
• 卷四百六十六 列傳第二百二十五 宦者一 竇神寶 王仁睿 王繼恩 李神福弟:神祐 劉承規 閻承翰 秦翰 周懷政 張崇貴 張繼能 衛紹欽 石知顒孫:全彬 鄧守恩 Volume 466 Biographies 225: Eunuchs 1 - Dou Shenbao, Wang Renrui, Wang Jien, Li Shenfu and younger brother: Shen You, Liu Chenggui, Yan Chenghan, Qin Han, Zhou Huaizheng, Zhang Chonggui, Zhang Jineng, Wei Shaoqin, Shi Zhiyong and grandson: Quan Bin, Deng Shouen History of Song 宋史 — count: 123
• 卷一百六十九 志第一百二十二 職官九 Volume 169 Treatises 122: Offical Posts 9 History of Song 宋史 — count: 110
• 卷八十四　志第三十四: 　選舉四 Volume 84 Treatises 37: Selection of Officials 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 91
• 卷28　志第23 百官下 Volume 28 Treatises 23: Government Offices 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 76
• 卷一百十一 志第六十四 禮十四 Volume 111 Treatises 64: Rites 14 History of Song 宋史 — count: 76
• 卷八十二　志第三十二: 　選舉二 Volume 82 Treatises 35: Selection of Officials 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 74
• 卷四十七　　　　志第三十七　　百官二 Volume 47 Treatises 42: Official Posts 2 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 70
• 卷三十七 志第十三 曆七 Volume 37 Treatises 13: Calendar 7 History of Ming 明史 — count: 68
• 卷四十四 志第二十四: 職官三 Volume 44 Treatises 24: Government Service 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 61

Collocations

• 内辞 (內辭) 內辭也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 19
• 外内 (外內) 外內惡之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 17
• 封内 (封內) 而使齊之封內 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 7
• 内大 (內大) 內大惡 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 6
• 内宠 (內寵) 君多內寵 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 5
• 内事 (內事) 內事不言戰 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
• 恶内 (惡內) 故惡內也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
• 县内 (縣內) 天子之縣內 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《王制》 Royal Regulations — count: 4
• 接内 (接內) 來者接內也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
• 桓内 (桓內) 桓內弒其君 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 3