内地 (nèi dì) — inland area, interior (as opposed to coastal regions); mainland China (as opposed to Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan)
Definition
内地 can mean 'inland/interior' (vs. coastal regions) or, from a HK/Macau/Taiwan viewpoint, 'mainland China'. 大陆 is more common in that political sense; 内部 / 里面 are purely spatial 'inside'.
noun
inland areainterior (as opposed to coastal regions)mainland China (as opposed to Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan)
Examples
- 内地。Hěn duō xiāng gǎng rén xuǎn zé dào nèi dì gōng zuò.Many Hong Kong people choose to work in mainland China.
- 内地。nèi dì De jīng jì fā zhǎn bǐ yán hǎi dì qū màn yì xiē.The economic development of inland areas is a bit slower than that of coastal regions.
- 内地。Xiàn zài nèi dì de jiāo tōng yuè lái yuè fāng biàn le.Now transportation in the inland is becoming more and more convenient.
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