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内

nèi · nei

Traditional 內

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. inside
  2. inner
  3. internal
  4. within
  5. interior
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Delivery within a week

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)买(mǎi)的(de)书(shū)，说(shuō)是(shì)三天(sāntiān)内(nèi)到(dào)。

    The book I bought was supposed to arrive within three days.

  2. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)第(dì)几天(jǐtiān)了(le)？

    What day is it today?

  3. Dengdeng

    第四天(dìsìtiān)了(le)，可是(kěshì)书(shū)还(hái)没(méi)到(dào)。

    The fourth day, and the book is still not here.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)一下(yīxià)，是(shì)一周(yīzhōu)内(nèi)，还是(háishi)三天(sāntiān)内(nèi)？

    Check: is it within a week or within three days?

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，上面(shàngmiàn)写(xiě)的(de)是(shì)一周(yīzhōu)内(nèi)。

    Ah, it says within a week.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)一(yì)年(nián)内(nèi)增(zēng)加(jiā)了(le)一(yí)倍(bèi)的(de)投(tóu)资(zī)。

Tom doubled his investment in a year.

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

02

马(mǎ)力(lì)欧(ōu)在(zài)五(wǔ)天(tiān)内(nèi)走(zǒu)完(wán)万(wàn)里(lǐ)长(cháng)城(chéng)。

Mario finished walking along the Great Wall of China in five days.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by FishlandicFishy · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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