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内 nèi inside / inner / internal / within / interior
Results beginning with 内
内容 nèi róng content / substance / details / CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
内部 nèi bù interior / inside (part, section) / internal
内存 nèi cún internal storage / computer memory / random access memory (RAM)
内心 nèi xīn heart / innermost being / (math.) incenter
内置 nèi zhì built-in / internal
内地 nèi dì inland / interior / hinterland
内衣 nèi yī undergarment / underwear / CL:件[jian4]
内涵 nèi hán meaningful content / implication / (semantics) connotation / inner qualities (of a person)
内外 nèi wài inside and outside / domestic and foreign / approximately / about
内在 nèi zài inner / internal / intrinsic / innate
内幕 nèi mù inside story / non-public information / behind the scenes / internal
内裤 nèi kù underpants / panties / briefs
内核 nèi hé core (of a fruit) / (fig.) the essence (of a concept or doctrine etc) / (geology) inner core / (computing) kernel
内建 nèi jiàn built-in
内向 nèi xiàng reserved (personality) / introverted / (economics etc) domestic-oriented
内含 nèi hán to contain / to include
内科 nèi kē internal medicine / general medicine
内阁 nèi gé (government) cabinet
内疚 nèi jiù guilty conscience / to feel a twinge of guilt
内脏 nèi zàng internal organs / viscera
内饰 nèi shì interior decor
内蒙 Nèi Měng see 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4meng3gu3 Zi4zhi4qu1]
内侧 nèi cè inner side
内战 nèi zhàn civil war
内敛 nèi liǎn introverted / reserved / (artistic style) understated
内政 nèi zhèng internal affairs (of a country)
内陆 nèi lù inland / interior
内情 nèi qíng inside story / inside information
内需 nèi xū domestic demand
内伤 nèi shāng internal injury / disorder of internal organs (due to improper nutrition, overexertion etc)
内销 nèi xiāo to sell in the domestic market / domestic market
内行 nèi háng expert / adept / experienced / an expert / a professional
内参 nèi cān restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 內部參考|内部参考) / (literary) palace eunuch
内丹 nèi dān Taoist internal alchemy
内乱 nèi luàn internal disorder / civil strife / civil unrest
内装 nèi zhuāng filled with / internal decoration / installed inside
内务 nèi wù internal affairs / domestic affairs / family affairs / (trad.) affairs within the palace
内服 nèi fú to take medicine orally (as opposed to applying externally)
内讧 nèi hòng internal strife
内定 nèi dìng to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later / to decide behind closed doors / all cut and dried
内衬 nèi chèn lining (of a container etc) (engineering)
内径 nèi jìng internal diameter
内中 nèi zhōng within it / among them
内层 nèi céng internal layer
内码 nèi mǎ internal code
内经 Nèi jīng abbr. for 黃帝內經|黄帝内经[Huang2 di4 Nei4 jing1], The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
内室 nèi shì inner room / bedroom
内详 nèi xiáng name and address of the sender enclosed / details inside
内奸 nèi jiān undiscovered traitor / enemy within one's own ranks
内能 nèi néng internal energy
内湖 Nèi hú Neihu District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
内皮 nèi pí (med.) endothelium / thin skin on the inside of some fruits (e.g. oranges)
内膜 nèi mó inner membrane
内急 nèi jí to need to answer the call of nature
内耗 nèi hào internal friction / internal dissipation of energy (in mechanics) / fig. waste or discord within an organization
内贸 nèi mào domestic trade
内胎 nèi tāi inner tube (of a tire)
内鬼 nèi guǐ mole / spy / rat / traitor
内酯 nèi zhǐ lactone
内门 Nèi mén Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
内廷 nèi tíng place at the imperial court, where emperor handled government affairs, gave orders etc
内海 nèi hǎi enclosed sea
内耳 nèi ěr inner ear
内场 nèi chǎng inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage
内弟 nèi dì wife's younger brother
内源 nèi yuán source
内涝 nèi lào waterlogged
内卷 nèi juǎn (embryology) to involute / involution / (neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race / to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources)
内宾 nèi bīn guest from the same country / internal or domestic visitor (as opposed to international guest 外賓|外宾)
内爆 nèi bào to implode
内包 nèi bāo home-sourcing
内埔 Nèi bù Neipu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
内测 nèi cè (software development) to do closed beta (or internal beta) testing
内插 nèi chā to install (hardware) internally (rather than plugging it in as a peripheral) / (math.) to interpolate / interpolation
内臣 nèi chén chamberlain
内城 nèi chéng inner castle / donjon
内唇 nèi chún epipharynx (entomology) / inner part of the lip
内袋 nèi dài inner pocket
内胆 nèi dǎn inner container (e.g. the rice pot inside a rice cooker, the vacuum bottle inside a thermos, the tank inside a hot water heater, the bladder of a football)
内斗 nèi dòu internal strife / power struggle / (of members of an organization) to fight each other
内稃 nèi fū (botany) palea
内购 nèi gòu buying direct from your company at preferential prices / (gaming) in-app purchase
内观 nèi guān to introspect / to examine oneself / (Buddhism) vipassana meditation (seeking insight into the true nature of reality)
内哄 nèi hòng variant of 內訌|内讧[nei4 hong4]
内化 nèi huà internalization / to internalize
内踝 nèi huái medial malleolus
内黄 Nèi huáng Neihuang county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[An1 yang2], Henan
内积 nèi jī inner product / the dot product of two vectors
内江 Nèi jiāng see 內江市|内江市[Nei4jiang1 Shi4]
内眷 nèi juàn the females in a family / womenfolk
内里 nèi lǐ the inside
内联 nèi lián (computing) inline
内流 nèi liú inward flowing (of river) / flowing into desert
内内 nèi nei (coll.) panties
内埔 Nèi pǔ Neipu Township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
内切 nèi qiē (math.) to inscribe / internally tangent
内勤 nèi qín clerical work in the office / office work / office staff / clerk
内丘 Nèi qiū Neiqiu county in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2 tai2], Hebei
内燃 nèi rán internal combustion (engine)
内人 nèi rén my wife (humble)
内熵 nèi shāng internal entropy (physics)
内射 nèi shè to ejaculate in the vagina or anus
内水 nèi shuǐ internal waters / national waters / inland waters
内田 Nèi tián Uchida (Japanese surname)
内推 nèi tuī (math.) interpolation / (human resources) internal referral / employee referral (recommendation of a potential new employee by an existing employee or client)
内馅 nèi xiàn (Tw) filling / stuffing (in pastries, dumplings etc)
内乡 Nèi xiāng Neixiang county in Nanyang 南陽|南阳[Nan2 yang2], Henan
内省 nèi xǐng to reflect upon oneself / introspection
内兄 nèi xiōng wife's older brother
内用 nèi yòng to eat in (at a restaurant) (Tw) / to take the medicine orally
内院 nèi yuàn inner courtyard (in a courtyard house)
内传 nèi zhuàn biography recounting apocryphal anecdotes and rumors / (old) book of exegesis of a classic
内眦 nèi zì (anatomy) medial canthus / inner corner of the eye
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内蒙古 Nèi Měng gǔ see 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4meng3gu3 Zi4zhi4qu1]
内分泌 nèi fēn mì endocrine (internal secretion, e.g. hormone)
内政部 Nèi zhèng bù Ministry of the Interior
内燃机 nèi rán jī internal combustion engine
内贾德 Nèi jiǎ dé Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956-), Iranian fundamentalist politician, president of Iran 2005-2013 / abbr. for 艾哈邁迪內賈德|艾哈迈迪内贾德
内衣裤 nèi yī kù underwear
内窥镜 nèi kuī jìng endoscope
内科学 nèi kē xué internal medicine
内出血 nèi chū xuè internal bleeding / internal hemorrhage
内务部 Nèi wù bù Ministry of Internal Affairs
内在美 nèi zài měi inner beauty
内华达 Nèi huá dá Nevada, US state
内务府 Nèi wù fǔ Imperial Household Department (in Qing dynasty)
内毒素 nèi dú sù endotoxin
内罗毕 Nèi luó bì Nairobi, capital of Kenya
内眼角 nèi yǎn jiǎo inner corner of the eye
内陆河 nèi lù hé inland river / river draining to inland sea
内啡肽 nèi fēi tài endorphin
内行星  inferior planet
内比都 Nèi bǐ dū Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw, capital of Myanmar
内部网 nèi bù wǎng intranet
内埔乡 Nèi bù xiāng Neipu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
内插法 nèi chā fǎ interpolation
内搭裤 nèi dā kù leggings (Tw)
内耳道 nèi ěr dào internal auditory meatus (canal in temporal bone of skull housing auditory nerves)
内啡素 nèi fēi sù endorphin
内含体 nèi hán tǐ inclusion bodies
内黄县 Nèi huáng xiàn Neihuang county in Anyang 安陽|安阳[An1 yang2], Henan
内婚制 nèi hūn zhì endogamy
内湖区 Nèi hú qū Neihu District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan
内江市 Nèi jiāng shì Neijiang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4chuan1 Sheng3]
内卡河 Nèi kǎ Hé Neckar River in Germany
内联网 nèi lián wǎng intranet
内流河 nèi liú hé inward flowing river / river flowing into desert or salt lake, e.g. Tarim river 塔里木河
内陆国 nèi lù guó landlocked country
内门乡 Nèi mén xiāng Neimen township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
内摩擦 nèi mó cā viscosity
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国内 guó nèi domestic / internal (to a country) / civil
室内 shì nèi indoor
体内 tǐ nèi within the body / in vivo (vs in vitro) / internal to
之内 zhī nèi inside / within
在内 zài nèi (included) in it / among them
以内 yǐ nèi within / less than
境内 jìng nèi within the borders / internal (to a country, province, city etc) / domestic
年内 nián nèi during the current year
市内 shì nèi inside the city
校内 xiào nèi on-campus / intramural
日内 rì nèi in a few days / one of these days
党内 dǎng nèi within the party (esp. Chinese communist party)
圈内 quān nèi among insiders / within the community (of publishers, cyclists or cosplayers etc) / (esp.) in show business circles
对内 duì nèi internal / national / domestic (policy)
大内 Dà nèi Danei, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan
河内 Hé nèi Hanoi, capital of Vietnam
海内 hǎi nèi the whole world / throughout the land / everything under the sun
户内 hù nèi indoors / within the home
林内 Lín nèi Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
任内 rèn nèi period in office
衙内 yá nèi child of an official / palace bodyguard
惧内 jù nèi henpecked
址内  on-campus
抖内 dǒu nèi variant of 斗內|斗内[dou3nei4]
斗内 dǒu nèi (Tw) (neologism) (Internet slang) to send money to a live streamer (to get a specific response or just to sponsor) (loanword from "donate")
分内 fèn nèi within one's area of responsibility
湖内 Hú nèi Hunei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
贱内 jiàn nèi my wife (humble)
莫内 Mò nèi Taiwan equivalent of 莫奈[Mo4 nai4]
其内 qí nèi included / within that
卧内 wò nèi bedroom
业内 yè nèi (within) the industry / the profession
竹内 Zhú nèi Takeuchi (Japanese surname)
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国内外 guó nèi wài domestic and international / at home and abroad
时间内 shí jiān nèi within (a period of time)
海内外 hǎi nèi wài domestic and international / at home and abroad
日内瓦 Rì nèi wǎ Geneva, Switzerland
白内障 bái nèi zhàng cataract (ophthalmology)
境内外 jìng nèi wài within and without the borders / domestic and foreign / home and abroad
几内亚 Jī nèi yà Guinea
卡内基 Kǎ nèi jī Carnegie (name) / Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), Scots American steel millionaire and philanthropist
国内法 guó nèi fǎ domestic law
贤内助 xián nèi zhù (said of sb else's wife) a good wife
室内乐 shì nèi yuè chamber music
贝内特 Bèi nèi tè Bennett (surname)
层内的  intrastratal
板内的  intraplate
本内特 Běn nèi tè Bennett (surname)
大内乡 Dà nèi xiāng Tanei township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
丁内酯 dīng nèi zhǐ butyrolactone
杜本内 Dù běn nèi Dubonnet (name) / Dubonnet (red vermouth aperitif wine)
冯内果 Féng nèi guǒ Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922-2007), US writer
国内线 guó nèi xiàn domestic flight / internal line (air, train, ferry etc)
国外内 guó wài nèi international and domestic
湖内乡 Hú nèi xiāng Hunei township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
界内球 jiè nèi qiú ball within bounds (sports) / in / fair ball (baseball)
鸡内金 jī nèi jīn chicken gizzard lining
几内亚 Jǐ nèi yà Guinea / Taiwan pr. [Ji1nei4ya4]
畿内亚 Jī nèi yà variant of 幾內亞|几内亚[Ji1nei4ya4]
林内乡 Lín nèi xiāng Linnei township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
马斯内 Mǎ sī nèi Jules Massenet (1842-1912), French composer
脑内啡 nǎo nèi fēi endorphin
帕内尔 Pà nèi ěr Parnell (name) / Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), Irish nationalist politician
圈内人 quān nèi rén insider
桑内斯 Sāng nèi sī Sandnes (city in Rogaland, Norway)
在室内 zài shì nèi indoors
走内线 zǒu nèi xiàn insider contacts / via private channels / to seek influence with sb via family members (possibly dishonest or underhand)
U凸内裤 U tū nèi kù contour pouch brief (men's underwear)
国内市场 guó nèi shì chǎng domestic market
室内设计 shì nèi shè jì interior design
委内瑞拉 Wěi nèi ruì lā Venezuela
室内污染 shì nèi wū rǎn indoor pollution
塞内加尔 Sài nèi jiā ěr Senegal
室内装潢 shì nèi zhuāng huáng interior decorating
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
攘外安内 rǎng wài ān nèi to resist foreign aggression and pacify the interior of the country (idiom)
外宽内忌 wài kuān nèi jì magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)
外圆内方 wài yuán nèi fāng lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom) / fig. velvet glove
影子内阁 yǐng zi nèi gé shadow cabinet
厂内空气  in-plant atmosphere
宫内传播  in utero transmission
体内藏毒  bodypacking drugs, to be / body-pack (to) drugs
区内调动  internal area movement / theatre movement / intra-theatre movement
地壳内的  intracrustal
营内禁闭  restriction to base / confinement to base / confinement to barracks
海沟内壁  inner trench wall / inner wall of a trench
狱内强奸  prisoner rape
国内冲突  intra-State conflict
河内宣言  Hanoi Declaration
店内行窃  shoplifting
椎管内的  intrathecal
国内审查  in-country review
楼内转移  in-building relocation
保留地内  on-reserve
奥康内尔 Aò kāng nèi ěr O'Connell (name) / Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), Irish nationalist and catholic activist
保暖内衣 bǎo nuǎn nèi yī thermal underwear
厂内大气 chǎng nèi dài qì in-plant atmosphere
成本内化 chéng běn nèi huà cost internalization
代内公平 dài nèi gōng píng intra-generational equity
店内用餐 diàn nèi yòng cān eat-in (rather than take-way) at fast-food store
锋芒内敛 fēng máng nèi liǎn to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
宫内装置 gōng nèi zhuāng zhì intra-uterine device
国共内战 Guó - Gòng Nèi zhàn Chinese Civil War (1927-1949)
国共内战 Guó Gòng Nèi zhàn Chinese Civil War, also known as War of Liberation 解放戰爭|解放战争[Jie3 fang4 Zhan4 zheng1]
国内安全 guó nèi ān quán domestic security
国内旅费 guó nèi lu:3 fèi internal travel
国内消费 guó nèi xiāo fèi domestic consumption
国内训练 guó nèi xùn liàn pre-deployment training / in-country training
国内移徙 guó nèi yí xǐ internal migrations
国内战争 guó nèi zhàn zhēng civil war / internal struggle
哈博罗内 Hā bó luó nèi Gaborone, capital of Botswana
哈梅内伊 Hā méi nèi yī Khamenei, Ayatollah Aly (1939-), Supreme Leader of Iran, aka Ali Khamenei
黄帝内经 Huáng dì Nèi jīng The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC
皇族内阁 Huáng zú nèi gé Qing emergency cabinet set up in May 1911 to confront the Xinhai rebels
婚内强奸 hūn nèi qiáng jiān marital rape / spousal rape
几内亚湾 Jǐ nèi yà Wān Gulf of Guinea
境内移徙 jìng nèi yí xǐ internal migrations
凯内迪县 kǎi nèi dí xiàn Kenedy
离岸内包 lí àn nèi bāo offshore insourcing
颅内出血 lú nèi chū xuè intracranial
马丁内斯 mǎ dīng nèi sī Martínez
马拉内洛 mǎ lā nèi luò Maranello
姆巴巴内 Mǔ bā bā nèi Mbabane, administrative capital of Eswatini
纽几内亚 Niǔ Jī nèi yà New Guinea / Papua-New Guinea
女用内衣 nu:3 yòng nèi yī chemise
室内气候 shì nèi qì hòu indoor climate
室内栽培 shì nèi zāi péi indoor cultivation
束身内衣 shù shēn nèi yī corset
塔内构件 tǎ nèi gòu jiàn tower internals
特内里费 Tè nèi lǐ fèi Tenerife
体内平衡 tǐ nèi píng héng homeostasis
外刚内柔 wài gāng nèi róu soft on the inside despite one's hard shell / appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability / also written 內柔外剛|内柔外刚[nei4 rou2 wai4 gang1]
贤能内阁 xián néng nèi gé Ministry
新几内亚 Xīn jǐ nèi yà New Guinea
新畿内亚 Xīn jī nèi yà New Guinea
以马内利 yǐ mǎ nèi lì Emanuel / Immanuel (name)
永贞内禅 Yǒng zhēn nèi shàn Yongzhen abdication of 805
有效期内 yǒu xiào qī nèi within the period of validity / before the sell-by date
院内感染 yuàn nèi gǎn rǎn nosocomial infection
在校园内 zài xiào yuán nèi on campus
在﹍之内 zài zhī nèi in / within
口内X光机  intra-oral x-ray
里约热内卢 Lǐ yuē rè nèi lú Rio de Janeiro
赤道几内亚 Chì dào Jī nèi yà Equatorial Guinea
几内亚比绍 Jī nèi yà Bǐ shào Guinea-Bissau
国内航行权  cabotage
河道内流量  instream flow
战区内空运  tactical airlift / intra-theatre airlift
维和内联网  Peace Operations Intranet
在短时间内  on short notice
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