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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[nèi]
  1. 1. noun [里头] inside
    他躲在大楼
    He hid inside the building.
    保龄球是室运动。
    Bowling is an indoor sport.
    他在一个月完成了任务。
    He finished the task within a month.
  2. 2. noun [指妻子的亲属] [pl] in-laws
    brother-in-law

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[nèi]
  1. 1. noun (used as a noun) inside; inner part or side
    go inside; enter
    请勿入
    No admittance.
    共十人,儿童包括在
    Altogether ten, children included.
    附照片。
    Photos enclosed.
    欢迎入参观。
    校车上坐了45人,包括老师在
    设雅座。
  2. 2. noun (used after a noun to indicate place, time, scope or limits) within; in; inside
    in the school; on campas
    within the walls
    本月
    within the month
    最近几天
    within these few days; in a few days
    交通
    urban traffic
    我们下午在校散步。
    经济得到了迅速发展。
    老师要求我们本月完成作业。
    最近几天我们打算去香山旅游。
    交通日益发达。
    他在屋读书。
  3. 3. noun (used before a noun or verb in forming a compound word) inner; internal
    inner room; bedroom
    internal injury
    分泌
    endocrine; internal secretion
  4. 4. noun one's wife or her relatives
    my wife
    wife's younger brother; brother-in-law

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[nèi]
  1. 1. 里面;一定范围里
    禁止入
    定。
  2. 2. 对人称说妻子或妻子方面的亲属(过去认为妻子是主持家庭部事务的)
    侄。
  3. 3. 脏或体
    如焚
    伤。
  4. 4. 指心里
    省。

Examples

爆炸声在半径十公里范围都能听到。
The explosion could be heard within a radius of ten kilometres. 半径
不准入
No admittance. 不准
大(、胃)出血
massive (internal, gastric) haemorrhage 出血
(外)弹道
interior (exterior) ballistics 弹道
在短期
in a short time; in a brief space of time 短期
双水冷汽轮发电机
turbogenerator with inner water-cooled stator and rotor 发电机
在法律许可范围
within the limits permitted by law 范围
贺年片本周必须全部付邮。
All the New Year cards must be posted off this week. 付邮
事件发生在这个派出所的管界
It took place in an area under the jurisdiction of this police station. 管界
在划定的区域游泳
swim in the designated areas 划定

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