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之内

zhī nèi · zhi nei

Traditional 之內

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. inside; within
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The library book

  1. Liangliang

    图书馆(túshūguǎn)说(shuō)，书(shū)要(yào)在(zài)三天(sāntiān)之内(zhīnèi)还(huán)。

    The library says books must be returned within three days.

  2. Dengdeng

    没问题(méiwèntí)，三天(sāntiān)之内(zhīnèi)我(wǒ)一定(yīdìng)看完(kànwán)。

    No problem, within three days I'll definitely finish it.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)这本(zhèběn)书(shū)已经(yǐjīng)借了(jièle)一个月(yīgèyuè)了(le)！

    You have already borrowed this book for a month!

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？那(nà)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)去(qù)，二十分钟(èrshífēnzhōng)之内(zhīnèi)一定(yīdìng)到(dào)。

    Huh? Then I'll go right now, I'll arrive within twenty minutes.

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2 examples
01

在(zài)一(yì)天(tiān)之(zhī)内(nèi)完(wán)成(chéng)它(tā)几(jī)乎(hū)是(shì)不(bù)可(kě)能(néng)的(de)。

It's next to impossible to finish it in a day.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)应(yīng)该(gāi)不(bú)够(gòu)时(shí)间(jiān)在(zài)今(jīn)天(tiān)之(zhī)内(nèi)完(wán)成(chéng)它(tā)。

We probably don't have enough time to finish doing that today.

Tatoeba: Chinese by easononizuka · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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